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19 The battle of Richmond, Kentucky, would see Pat Cleburne receive his first major wound of the war, so far. âIn Maj.Gen. Kirby Smith's 1862 Confederate offensive into Kentucky, Brig. Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne led the advance with Col. John S. Scott's cavalry out in front. The Rebel cavalry, while moving north from Big Hill on the road to Richmond, Kentucky, on August 29, encountered Union troopers and began skirmishing. After noon, Union artillery and infantry joined the fray, forcing the Confederate cavalry to retreat to Big Hill. At that time, Brig. Gen. Mahlon D. Manson, who commanded Union forces in the area, ordered a brigade to march to Rogersville, toward the Rebels. Fighting for the day stopped after pursuing Union forces briefly skirmished with Cleburne's men in late afternoon. That night, Manson informed his superior, Maj. Gen. William Nelson, of his situation, and he ordered another brigade to be ready to march in support, when required. Kirby Smith ordered Cleburne to attack in the morning and promised to hurry reinforcements (Churchill's division). Cleburne started early, marching north, passed through Kinston, dispersed Union skirmishers, and approached Manson's battle line near Zion Church.â 13. While shouting a command to his men Cleburne had a minnie ball go through his mouth removing with it five of his front, bottom, teeth. With his cheek badly scarred from this wound Pat was prompted into growing a beard. Patrick had recovered from this injury in time to fight at the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, on the 8th of October 1862. Perryville was to be the end of General Braxton Braggs âKentucky invasionâ. Bragg along with fellow general Edmund Kirby Smith devised plans to invade Kentucky in the summer of 1862. Bragg had routed the Union
