William Flank Perry
Born: March 12, 1823
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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