Papers, 1847-1848.

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Papers, 1847-1848.

Correspondence of Perrin, a U. S. Army lieutenant concerning recruiting during the Mexican War and discharging the men afterward.

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Perrin, Abner M., 1827-1864

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South Carolina lawyer and planter, brigadier general in Confederate Army. Killed at Battle of Spottsylvania. From the description of ALS : near Orange Court House, Va., to Mr. Goone, 1863 Aug. 16. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122540690 Confederate general, son of Abner Perrin. In 1847 he joined the Army and served in the Mexican War. After the war he became a lawyer and planter until taking a commission in the Confederate Army. From the d...