Kentucky Campaign, 1862, Part 3: Future WW II Generals

8.  Two officers who fought at the Battle of Perryville were fathers of significant World War II generals.  Simon Buckner commanded a third of the Confederate Army and the 24th Wisconsin Infantry had Arthur McArthur.

Simon B. Buckner, Jr. was killed in WW II and the Wisconsin regiment had the father of Douglas MacArthur.  They were the only two father/son duos to ever receive the Medal of Honor.

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9.  Perryville Battlefield has maybe the first monument dedicated to Confederate dead paid for by the U.S. government.

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10.  Perryville State Battlefield Site was established on October 8, 1954, 92 years after the battle.  By 1952, the battle site had deteriorated badly and the Perryville Lions Club rehabilitated the small Confederate cemetery and surrounding area.

They got the Kentucky State Conservation Commission to create a state park that opened on October 8, 1952.

--Old Secesh

The "Boy Colonel" Dies at the Podium-- Part 2

Arthur MacArthur retired and came home to Milwaukee.  On September 5, 1912, while speaking at a reunion of his Civil War regiment, he suffered a heart attack at the podium and died there on the stage..

I had to wonder about the name.  Was he related to, possibly father of, the more famous Douglas MacArthur?  Turns out, he was Douglas's father.  This would give General Douglas MacArthur a connection to the Philippines before he commanded there and "returned."

The two men were also the first father and son to both win Medals of Honor.

Strange that the article would not mention the family connection.

Also, the article didn't mention the elder MacArthur's regiment in the Civil War.  It was the 24th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry.

In addition, Arthur MacArthur was originally buried in Milwaukee, but in 1926, he was moved to Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.  I wonder if this was his son's idea?

Just A Bit More.  --Old Secesh