Abner Monroe Perrin

Abner Monroe Perrin
Born	(1827-02-08)February 8, 1827 Edgefield District, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	May 12, 1864(1864-05-12) (aged 37) Spotsylvania County, Virginia, U.S.
Buried	Confederate Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S.
Allegiance	United States Confederate States
Service/branch	United States Army Confederate States Army
Years of service	1846–1848 (U.S.) 1861–1864 (C.S.)
Rank	Brigadier-General
Battles/wars	Mexican–American War American Civil War Seven Days Battle Second Battle of Bull Run Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Gettysburg Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Court House †

Brigadier-General Abner Monroe Perrin (February 2, 1827 – May 12, 1864) was an American lawyer who served as a senior officer of the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War until he was killed in action at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House.

Early life and education

Perrin was born in the Edgefield District, South Carolina. He fought in the Mexican–American War as a lieutenant in the infantry. Upon his return home, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1854.

American Civil War

When the Civil War began, Perrin entered the Confederate service as a

Perrin saw service with Gregg's Brigade through all of its major battles, including the

Perrin was conspicuously brave at the Battle of the Wilderness in May 1864. In the next battle, Spotsylvania Court House, he declared "I shall come out of this fight a live major general or a dead brigadier." When the "Mule Shoe" (or "Bloody Angle") was overrun and most of Maj. Gen. Edward "Allegheny" Johnson's division was captured on May 12, 1864, units from the Third Corps—including Perrin's brigade—were called in to help. Leading his troops in a spirited counterattack through a very heavy fire, with his sword in hand, Perrin was riddled with bullets and died instantly, shot seven times. He is buried in the Confederate Cemetery in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

See also

• List of Confederate States Army generals

References

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