Bragg, angered that he was not hearing the sounds of battle, rode from Harrodsburg to Perryville to take charge, arriving about 10 a.m. and establishing his headquarters at the Crawford house on the Harrodsburg Pike.
Bragg, som var vred over ikke at kunne høre lyden af kamp red frem fra Harrodsburg til Perryville for at tage kommandoen og ankom omkring kl. 10 og etablerede sit hovedkvarter i Crawford house på Harrodsburg Pike.