{⋆★⋆} BG Perry, William F.

William Flank Perry

Born: March 12, 1823
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Birthplace: Jackson County, Georgia

Father: Hiram Perry 1780 – 1862

Mother: Nancy Flake 1785 – 1841

Wife: Ellen Douglas Brown 1834 – 1906
(Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Kentucky)​

Children:

George Brown Perry 1854 – 1936​
(Buried: Waurika Cemetery, Waurika, Oklahoma)​
Maggie C. Perry 1861 – 1900​
(Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Kentucky)​
Lee A. Perry 1869 – 1892​
(Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Kentucky)​
Dr. Willie Perry Simpson 1872 – 1944​
(Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Ruston, Louisiana)​

Occupation before War:

1848 – 1853: School teacher in Chambers County, Alabama​
1854 – 1858: Alabama State Superintendent of Education​
1858 – 1861: President of East Alabama Female College​

Civil War Career:

1862: Private in 44th Alabama Infantry Regiment​
1862: Major of 44th Alabama Infantry Regiment​
1862: Lt. Colonel of 44th Alabama Infantry Regiment​
1862: Participated in the Battle of Antietam, Maryland​
1862 – 1865: Colonel of 44th Alabama Infantry Regiment​
1863: Wounded during the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania​
1864: Participated in the Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia​
1864: Wounded during Second Battle of Deep Bottom, Virginia​
1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry​
1865: Brigade Commander during Appomattox Campaign​
1865: Paroled at Appomattox, Virginia on April 9, 1865​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1867: Planter in Alabama​
Professor of English & Philosophy at Ogden College​

Died: December 18, 1901

Place of Death: Bowling Green, Kentucky

Age at time of Death: 78 years old

Burial Place: Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Kentucky
 
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