1. ANALYZING THE PERRYVILLE CIVIL WAR BATTLEFIELD Vince DiNoto Dean of College and Systemic Initiatives Co-PI GeoTech Center Vince.dinoto@kctcs.edu

2. TOPICS  Historical significance of the battle  Looking at the battlefield maps  Understanding the battlefield  Building a modern map of the battlefield  3-D view of the battlefield  Building an interactive map of the battlefield

3. SAVING KENTUCKY FOR THE UNION  Kentucky was a border state – President Lincoln believed if Kentucky joined the confederacy the war would be lost  The confederacy understood the importance of having Kentucky join them  Two confederate armies invaded Kentucky in 1862, Kirby Smith and Braxton Bragg  Only Bragg was engaged at Perryville  A confederate governor installed  While the confederates controlled the field at the end of the battle, they retreated that night (the battle was a draw)  Last serious threat to Kentucky (Morgan Raiders did operate in the state in 1863)

4. BATTLEFIELD MAPS

7. MODERN MAPS

10. STUDY AREA

11. HILLSHADE

12. CONTOUR LINES

13. GEOREFERENCING & DIGITIZATION

14. POSITION OF TROOPS AT DIFFERENT TIMES 3 PM

15. POSITION OF TROOPS AT DIFFFERENT TIMES 4:15 PM

16. LINE OF SIGHT

17. LINES OF SIGHT – MANEY’S BRIGADE

18. PHOTOGRAPHIC POSITIONS

19. THE BATTLEFIELD TODAY

20. MANEY’S ATTACK

21. THE CORN FIELD

22. USING MICROSOFT ICE AND PHOTOSYNTH  Both ICE and Photosynth are free. Both ICE and Photosynth are free.  It is as simple as drag and drop. It is as simple as drag and drop.  http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=903bb469-49c2-427d-abce-c0029778d321 http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=903bb469-49c2-427d-abce-c0029778d321

23. INTERACTIVE WEBSITE AND MAP  The website located on Google Sites and is a free website. The website located on Google Sites and is a free website.  https://sites.google.com/site/civilwarbattlefieldsmaps/home/perryville https://sites.google.com/site/civilwarbattlefieldsmaps/home/perryville  The Map is created in Flexviewer and running on an ArcGIS Server 10.1 The Map is created in Flexviewer and running on an ArcGIS Server 10.1  http://216.69.2.43/flexviewers/perryville%201862/ http://216.69.2.43/flexviewers/perryville%201862/

24. FUTURE WORK  Completion of website.  In November of this year we will photograph the Gettysburg Battlefield in 3-D with assistance from USGS, California State University in Pennsylvania, Baltimore County Community College and Pictometry.  Morgan’s 1863 Raid ‘The Longest Raid’ through Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio  Vincent A. DiNoto, Jr.  Vince.dinoto@kctcs.edu