Robert O. Perrin

Robert O. Perrin
Robert O. Perrin
President of the Greene County, Alabama, Board of Health
	In office; September 26, 1878 – October 8, 1878
Personal details
Born	Robert Oliver Perrin; November 3, 1823; Edgefield District, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	October 8, 1878 (aged 54); Eutaw, Alabama, U.S.
Cause of death	Heart disease
Resting place	Mesopotamia Cemetery,; Eutaw, Alabama, U.S.; 32°51′04.5″N 87°53′56.6″W / 32.851250°N 87.899056°W
Spouses	; Elizabeth A. Spencer (m. 1845, died) ; Mary E. Collier (m. 1874)
Relations	Abner M. Perrin (brother)
Children	4
Occupation	Physician; farmer;
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States
Branch	Army
Years of service	1861–1865
Rank	Colonel
Commands	Company C, Jeff. Davis Legion (1861–62); 11th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment (1863–65);
Battles	American Civil War Battle of Peachtree Creek; Battle of Atlanta; Battle of Ladiga; ;

Robert Oliver Perrin (November 3, 1823 – October 8, 1878)^[1] was an American medical doctor who served as president of the Greene County, Alabama, Board of Health until his death in 1878.^[2]

Perrin previously served as a senior officer of the Confederate States Army, commanding the 11th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment in the Western Theater of the American Civil War from 1863 until he resigned his commission in 1865.^[3] He died on October 8, 1878, at his home in Eutaw, Alabama, of heart disease at the age of 54.^[4]

Notes

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Archives and Records Administration.

References

↑ 1860 U.S. Census, Population Schedule. NARA Microfilm Publication, M653, 1,438 rolls., Washington, D.C.: National Archives
↑ "Quarentine Rules and Regulations". The Eutaw Whig and Observer. Vol. 38, no. 35. Eutaw, Ala. September 26, 1878. p. 3. Retrieved July 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ Robert O. Perrin, "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Serving from Mississippi, Eleventh (Perrin's) Cavalry," M269 R109, General Services Administration National Archives and Record Service (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1960).
↑ "Alabama News". The Montgomery Weekly Advertiser. Vol. 13, no. 38. Montgomery, Ala. October 22, 1878. p. 4. Retrieved September 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Media related to Robert O. Perrin at Wikimedia Commons
Robert O. Perrin at Find a Grave
Robert O. Perrin at The Civil War & Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi

Military offices

New regiment

Commanding Officer of the 11th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment
1863–1865

Succeeded by

Lieutenant-Colonel Henry L. Muldrow
Acting

[1] 1860 U.S. Census, Population Schedule. NARA Microfilm Publication, M653, 1,438 rolls., Washington, D.C.: National Archives

[2] "Quarentine Rules and Regulations". The Eutaw Whig and Observer. Vol. 38, no. 35. Eutaw, Ala. September 26, 1878. p. 3. Retrieved July 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] Robert O. Perrin, "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Serving from Mississippi, Eleventh (Perrin's) Cavalry," M269 R109, General Services Administration National Archives and Record Service (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1960).

[4] "Alabama News". The Montgomery Weekly Advertiser. Vol. 13, no. 38. Montgomery, Ala. October 22, 1878. p. 4. Retrieved September 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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