Day 3 Perryville Battlefield and thewn on to Frankfurt, KY

We checked out of the Berea camp this AM and then had a huge breakfast in Danville, KY. Then we visited the Perryville Battle field. Here's Dad's brief overview of the battle: "In the summer of 1862, Confederate General Braxton Bragg's army invaded Kentucky for supplies, recruits, and to pull Union troops away from East Tennessee. After maneuvering around Kentucky for more than a month, Union troops pushed the Confederates from Bardstown to Perryville. After a sharp skirmish on the night of October 7, the Confederates planned an attack. They had no idea that their 16,000 soldiers faced more than 58,000 Union troops. On these ridges, 20,000 Northern soldiers were deployed. These men would bear the brunt of the Southern attack. At 2:00 PM on October 8, Bragg's Confederates swarmed toward the Union lines. For more than five hours these troops clashed in what became the largest battle to occur on Kentucky soil. Both flanks of the Union army were bent back, but timely Union reinforcements prevented a decisive Confederate victory. When the smoke cleared, more than 7,500 men on both sides were killed and wounded."

The Battlefield today is a beautiful rolling landscape of meadows and small hills. Reminded us of Gettysburg but lacking the regimental monuments that distinguish that battlefield.

We moved on to Franfurt and checked into the Elkhorn Campground...very nice with all the amenities. We had to borrow a converter since the cable service was totally digital, but Dad caught the last few hours of the PGA golf tournament. Dad says that Tiger Woods is history given his 10 over par performance. So we're settling in for a nice steak dinner tonight and then off to Robin Fentress's place outside of Chicago tomorrow. Robin is a dear friend and we look forward to a three day visit at her beautiful home in Wynstone, in the Northwest suburbs.

I'll tune on Tuesday since we arriving late on Monday.