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Papers of Henry P. Perrine, 6th U. S. Cavalry Regiment

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 563

Overview

Cheifly official military orders issued Henry P. Perrine from 1871 to 1875 during his service at Fort Riley, Kansas and later at Fort Lyon (Colorado Territory) with the 6th U. S. Cavalry Regiment.

Dates

  • Creation: 1871 - 1875

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript m sical condition of manuscript aterials.

Biography of Henry P. Perrine, 1846-1927.

Henry Pratt Perrine was born in Trenton (Mercer County), New Jersey on April 10, 1846 to Lewis C. and Anna Eliza (Pratt) Perrine. He was admitted to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New Jersey on July 1, 1865 and graduated June 15, 1869, at which time he was appointed to frontier duty as Second Lieutenant in the 6th U. S. Cavalry Regiment. In 1871 and 1872, Perrine was posted at Fort Riley, Kansas, and in 1873 was transferred to Fort Lyon in Colorado Territory. Perrine was promoted to First Lieutenant on June 20, 1872, and to Captain on January 15, 1884. He retired from the Army on July 1, 1891, and died January 23, 1927 in New Jersey.

Extent

.25 linear foot (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Scope and Contents

This collection's twelve documents, which date from 1871 to 1875, concern Henry Pratt Perrine’s service with the 6th U.S. Cavalry while posted at Fort Riley, Kansas and at Fort Lyon in Colorado Territory. Eleven of the documents are official military orders issued to Perrine as related to his duties, his promotion to First Lieutenant, his transfer to Fort Lyon, and his approved leaves of absence. The collection’s one letter is to the commander at Fort Lyon from an Army engineer, who addresses the use of Fort Lyon soldiers for mapping assistance and commends Perrine’s service in that regard. Arrangement is chronological.

Physical Location

RH MS 563

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase, Charles Apfelbaum.

Title
Guide to the Henry P. Perrine Collection
Subtitle
Papers of Henry P. Perrine, 6th U. S. Cavalry Regiment
Author
Finding aid prepared by mh, 2004; revised by skt, 2010; Finding aid encoded by mh, 2004; revised by skt, 2010
Date
2004
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in <language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/0546075096
Preferred citation
Henry P. Perrine Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS 563, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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