Papers of Henry P. Perrine, 6th U. S. Cavalry Regiment
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
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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.
Subject
- Perrine, Henry P. (Henry Pratt), 1846-1927 (Person)
- United States. Army. Cavalry, 6th -- History (Organization)
- 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
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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