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Genre/Form: | Biographies History Biography |
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Named Person: | Abner M Perrin; Abner M Perrin |
Material Type: | Biography |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Ron V Killian |
ISBN: | 9780786469802 0786469803 |
OCLC Number: | 761369309 |
Description: | viii, 225 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
Contents: | A future soldier and his life between two wars -- Captain in the 14th South Carolina Infantry -- The Maryland Campaign -- The road to Fredericksburg -- Chancellorsville -- Gettysburg: more than a battle -- From the Mine run Campaign to the Wilderness -- Perrin's Brigade -- The final battle -- Bereft of life and recognition -- Epilogue. |
Responsibility: | Ron V. Killian. |
Abstract:
"Civil War General Abner Perrin (1827-1864), took part in the major battles of the Army of Northern Virginia. For his actions at Gettysburg, he received promotion to brigadier general and commanded his own brigade at Mine Run, the Wilderness, and Spotsylvania, where he was mortally wounded. This welcome biography chronicles Perrin's life and military career"--Provided by publisher.
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