William C. McChord

ID: 105
This file appears in: Perryville's Henry P. Bottom

When Springfield resident William C. McChord was twelve years old, he rode his horse to Perryville to tour the battlefield. When he passed the Henry P. Bottom House, which was being used as a makeshift hospital, McChord noted that a pile of amputated limbs stood "four or five feet high" in a corner of the yard. After touring the battleground, McChord had nightmares for weeks. Courtesy the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Perryville's Henry P. Bottom

By Sanders
Historical Marker #192 in Boyle County commemorates a Perryville resident who made great sacrifices during the Civil War. Henry Bottom was a farmer and justice of the peace whose home was caught in…