Perry Hall

"The Adventure" 1000 Acres

One of the largest houses in Maryland. Begun in 1773 by Corbin Lee. Completed in 1776 by Harry Dorsey Gough. East wing of the Mansion partially burned in 1824. Repaired by Harry Dorsey Gough Carroll circa 1825. ...

Com. Oliver Hazard Perry

Oliver Hazard Perry was only 27 when named commander of the Lake Erie Fleet. His combination of determination and tactical brilliance won him acclaim at home and the lasting respect of the British. "More than any other battle of the ...

Perry Army Air Base

The Perry Army Air Base of World War II stood in an 862 acre area south and west of this point.

The 441st and 312th Fighter Squadrons of the Third Army Air Force trained replacement pilots for combat units worldwide.

Perry's Brigade

Anderson's Division - Hill's Corps

Army of Northern Virginia

Hill's Corps Anderson's Division

Perry's Brigade

2nd. 5th. 8th. Florida Infantry

July 2 Formed line in forenoon in the western border of these woods. Advanced at 6 p.m. and assisted in ...

Fort Perry

1813

One half mile due east lies the site of Fort Perry, along the Old Federal Road. A stockade fort, defended by block houses, this post was ordered erected by General John Floyd, of Camden county, as he led a body ...

Perry Memorial Arch

[Inscription on the street (east) side]

This Memorial Arch was erected

AD MCMXVIII to the memory of

William Hunt Perry

of Bridgeport Conn by his wife

Harriet Adelaide Perry

[Inscription on the park side]

This Memorial Arch

was erected by

Harriet Adelaide Perry

to the memory of

her husband

William ...

Perryville Confederate Memorial

(front, south)

Confederate Memorial

Nor braver bled for a brighter land, no brighter land had a cause so grand.

(side, east)

On flames eternal camping ground their tents are spread. And glory guards with solemn round the bivouac of the dead.

Capt. Cogar • Capt. ...

“For God’s Sake, Save That Battery” The 38th Indiana at Perryvil

Perryville

The 436 members of the 38th Indiana Infantry Regiment deployed here, in a cut cornfield, next to the 10th Wisconsin Infantry. These men supported Captain Peter Simonson’s six cannon, which were located to your right. It was a crucial position; ...

First Settlement of Perryville

Perryville

The area around this cave was the site of Perryville’s original settlement, Harbison’s Station. Named for its founder, James Harbison, the station was settled in the 1770s. Harbison and the group of Virginians traveling with him chose this location because ...

Perryville in the Crucible of War

Perryville

As the Union and Confederate armies deployed around Perryville on October 7 and 8, the city’s inhabitants found themselves caught in the middle. Many residents fled the town in haste, taking whatever belongings they could collect. Other civilians endured the ...