| Confederate Heartland Offensive Kentucky Campaign | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Western Theater of the American Civil War | |
 Map of Western Theater of the American Civil War, from Corinth, Mississippi, to Perryville, Kentucky | |
| Operational scope | Strategic offensive |
| Location | 37°30′N 85°00′W / 37.5°N 85°W |
| Commanded by |  Gen. Braxton Bragg |
| Date | August 14 – October 10, 1862 |
| Executed by | Army of Mississippi |
| Outcome | Union victory |
  Kentucky Location of Kentucky within the United States | |
The Confederate Heartland Offensive (August 14 – October 10, 1862), also known as the Kentucky Campaign, was an American Civil War campaign conducted by the Confederate States Army in Tennessee and Kentucky where Generals Braxton Bragg and Edmund Kirby Smith tried to draw neutral Kentucky into the Confederacy by outflanking Union troops under Major General Don Carlos Buell. Though they scored some successes, notably a tactical win at Perryville, they soon retreated, leaving Kentucky primarily under Union control for the rest of the war.