Willian Norman Perry Papers
1862-1895
WVM Mss 61
1.4 linear ft. (2 archives boxes and 12 oversize folders).
Wisconsin Veterans Museum
(Map)
Papers of William Norman Perry, a sergeant in Company D, 22nd Wisconsin Infantry and later 1st Lieutenant in Company K, 44th Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War. Letters that he wrote home to his wife, Amie, make up the majority of the collection. The letters are numerous and informative, covering the usual troop movements and conditions faced by soldiers, but also touching upon a prisoner of war experience, hospital stays, and the assassination of Abraham Lincolinear Also included are various rolls and reports collected by Perry through his role as an officer with the 44th Wisconsin. These documents provide an interesting look at the inner workings of a Union Civil War company. Ephemeral items include a handwritten list of members of the company who kept their government-issued guns and a petition to raise funds to buy a new base drum for the regiment. Personal service records give some details about Perry's service, focusing on his commission with the 44th Wisconsin. Scattered papers from his post-war life in South Dakota mostly focus on his pursuit of a government pension.
English
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.wvm-mss00061 ↑ Bookmark this ↑
