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CSA Florida Governor Edward Perry DS

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PERRY, Edward A. (1831-1889) With the outbreak of the Civil War, Perry joined forces with the Confederate army, even though his family back in Massachusetts were loyal Unionists. He served as captain of the Pensacola Rifle Rangers, was commissioned a colonel of the 2nd Florida Regiment, and was promoted to brigadier general in August 1862. He fought in numerous battles, and was seriously wounded at the battle of Frazier Farm and at the Wilderness battle. After the war, Perry returned to his law practice and entered into politics. He won the 1884 Democratic gubernatorial nomination and was elected Governor of Florida. During his tenure, a new state constitution was sanctioned in 1886, six new counties were founded, and a pension for veterans was established. ^tPartly-printed Document Signed, "E.A. Perry" 1p. quarto, with attached state seal, January 12, 1887, appointing "J.B. Wall" as a "delegate to represent the State of Florida at the Coast Defense Convention". Clean separation at top fold, some dampstaining, else about VG.^t

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