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Perkins, Joseph
Last Modified:
2012-08-09
Date of Birth (not before):
1835-09-09
Date of Birth (not after):
1836-09-08
Date of Death (not before):
1864-07-17
Date of Death (not after):
1864-07-17
Additional information:
Perkins's birth date range is calculated based on his age at time of enlistment. He was 25 years old when he enlisted on 8 September 1861.
Sources:
The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion (1861-1865)
, part 3 vol 2, (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1883).
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"Joseph Perkins (Union)," in
The American Civil War Research Database
[database online], Alexander Street Press, 2012. 5 March 2012.
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Bontecou, Reed Brockway
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Relationship Additional Information:
Bontecou operated on Perkins and contributed his specimen to the Army Medical Museum.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-03-05
Relationship Beginning Date:
June 03, 1864-June 03, 0864
Relationship Ending Date:
July 17, 1864-July 18, 1864
Places related to this Person
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Harewood General Hospital
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Relationship Additional Information:
Perkins was admitted to Harewood Hospital twelve days after his injury. He died while under care at Harewood.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-03-05
Relationship Beginning Date:
June 15, 1864
Relationship Ending Date:
July 17, 1864-July 18, 1864
Organizations related to this Person
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81st New York Infantry
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Relationship Additional Information:
Perkins enlisted into B Company of the 81st New York Infantry as Private.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-03-05
Relationship Beginning Date:
Sept 14, 1861
Relationship Ending Date:
July 17, 1864-July 18, 1864
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Battle of Cold Harbor
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Relationship Additional Information:
Perkins was wounded in the ankles at Cold Harbor.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-03-05
Relationship Ending Date:
June 03, 1864
