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Edward A. Perry

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420: 230: 255: 212: 578: 44: 1023: 194: 564: 380:, from 1857 through 1861. He married Wathen Virginia Taylor of Greenville, Alabama, on February 1, 1859, the daughter of Hubbard Bonner Taylor and Marjorie Catherine Herbert Taylor, and a granddaughter of Dr. Hilary Herbert, one of the earliest settlers of Butler County, Alabama. Mrs. Perry was also a cousin of the 528:
The Confederate Monument on Palafox Street bears a plaque honoring his wife, Wathen Virginia Taylor Perry, who raised the funds for its erection. After leaving office on January 8, 1889, he returned home to
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He was a descendant of Arthur Perry, one of the earliest settlers of New England. His parents were farmers, Asa and Philura Perry, and he was the fourth of five children.
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state politician. Elected governor in 1884, he assumed office on January 7, 1885. During his administration,
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in 1853. In Alabama, he taught and studied law with Hilary Herbert, who later served as a colonel in the
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Prince, Jr., Sigsbee C. (1951). "Edward A. Perry, Yankee General of the Florida Brigade".
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Perry returned to the Army of Northern Virginia to command his brigade for the
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Official Governor's portrait and biography from the State of Florida
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in the fall of 1863. He was severely wounded in the fighting at the
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on May 6, 1864. He briefly returned to the trenches during the
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and furloughed. On August 28, 1862, Perry was appointed as a
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and returned to active duty the following year. He led an
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He returned to Florida and became a prominent lawyer and
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Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders.
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Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959.
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Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1995.
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Edward Aylesworth Perry

Governor of Florida
Lieutenant
Milton H. Mabry
William D. Bloxham
Francis P. Fleming
Escambia
County Court
Richmond, Massachusetts
Kerrville, Texas
Democratic

Confederate States of America
Confederate States Army

Brigadier-General
Perry's Florida Brigade
Campaigns
American Civil War
Peninsula Campaign
Battle of Chancellorsville
Bristoe Campaign
Battle of the Wilderness
Siege of Petersburg
Robert E. Lee
American Civil War
14th Governor
Florida
Richmond, Massachusetts

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