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American physician

Robert O. Perrin
President of the Greene County, Alabama, Board of Health
In office
September 26, 1878 – October 8, 1878
Personal details
BornRobert Oliver Perrin
(1823-11-03)November 3, 1823
Edgefield District, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedOctober 8, 1878(1878-10-08) (aged 54)
Eutaw, Alabama, U.S.
Cause of deathHeart disease
Resting placeMesopotamia Cemetery,
Eutaw, Alabama, U.S.
32°51′04.5″N 87°53′56.6″W / 32.851250°N 87.899056°W / 32.851250; -87.899056
RelationsAbner M. Perrin (brother)
Occupation
  • Physician
  • farmer
Military service
AllegianceConfederate States
BranchConfederate States Army
Years of service1861–1865
RankColonel
Commands
Battles

Robert Oliver Perrin (November 3, 1823 – October 8, 1878) was an American physician who served as president of the Greene County, Alabama, Board of Health until his death in 1878.

Perrin previously served as a senior officer of the Confederate States Army, commanding the 11th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment in the Western Theater of the American Civil War from 1863 until he resigned his commission in 1865. He died on October 8, 1878, at his home in Eutaw, Alabama, of heart disease at the age of 54.

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References

  1. 1860 U.S. Census, Population Schedule. NARA Microfilm Publication, M653, 1,438 rolls., Washington, D.C.: National Archives
  2. "Quarentine Rules and Regulations". The Eutaw Whig and Observer. Vol. 38, no. 35. Eutaw, Ala. September 26, 1878. p. 3. Retrieved July 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Robert O. Perrin, "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Serving from Mississippi, Eleventh (Perrin's) Cavalry," M269 R109, General Services Administration National Archives and Record Service (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1960).
  4. "Alabama News". The Montgomery Weekly Advertiser. Vol. 13, no. 38. Montgomery, Ala. October 22, 1878. p. 4. Retrieved September 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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New regiment Commanding Officer of the 11th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment
1863–1865 		Succeeded byLieutenant-Colonel Henry L. Muldrow
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