William W. Perry Diary, 1864-1865

Perry, William W.

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William W. Perry was a Pennsylvania soldier who joined the Union Army on January 4, 1864, at the age of 13. He participated in the Battle of the Wilderness and the Battle of Dabney's Mill, was on regular picket duty from February 1865 until the war's end, and was present at Appomattox when General Robert E. Lee surrendered on April 9, 1865. He was involved in the pursuit of General Johnston's forces into North Carolina following Lee's surrender. From the description of William W. Per...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Carver General Hospital (Washington, D.C.)

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