Scout Co. D. 12th Division Texas Calvery (Parsons Calv) during the civil war. James Wesley and his brother John Montgomery Perry both were members of this unit. They first served in Texas, then they were sent to Arkansas where they took part in battles of Searcy's Lane, Cotton Plant, and Langee River. They then went to to Louisana, where they fought in battles of Mansfield, Pleasand Hill, and Yellow Bayou. It was at Yellow Bayou that James was wounded in the right knee on May 16, 1863. He was in the hospital for some time, and then sent home on furlough. After his leg healed, he rejoined his unit, but was in no more battles. At the close of the war, the company disbanded at Falls County, TX.
Farmer Bastrop and Williamson Co., Texas.
Mustered in Falls Co., Texas
Moved to Bastrop Co. 1849
Civil War Pension Information:
Mrs Margaret E. Perry; Williamson Co. TX; #41652; Book 5
Note: Married Margret Elizabeth Copeland on 24 March 1862 in Williamson Co., TX
Farmer Bastrop and Williamson Co., Texas.
Mustered in Falls Co., Texas
Moved to Bastrop Co. 1849
Civil War Pension Information:
Mrs Margaret E. Perry; Williamson Co. TX; #41652; Book 5
Note: Married Margret Elizabeth Copeland on 24 March 1862 in Williamson Co., TX
Scout Co. D. 12th Division Texas Calvery (Parsons Calv) during the civil war. James Wesley and his brother John Montgomery Perry both were members of this unit. They first served in Texas, then they were sent to Arkansas where they took part in battles of Searcy's Lane, Cotton Plant, and Langee River. They then went to to Louisana, where they fought in battles of Mansfield, Pleasand Hill, and Yellow Bayou. It was at Yellow Bayou that James was wounded in the right knee on May 16, 1863. He was in the hospital for some time, and then sent home on furlough. After his leg healed, he rejoined his unit, but was in no more battles. At the close of the war, the company disbanded at Falls County, TX.
Farmer Bastrop and Williamson Co., Texas.
Mustered in Falls Co., Texas
Moved to Bastrop Co. 1849
Civil War Pension Information:
Mrs Margaret E. Perry; Williamson Co. TX; #41652; Book 5
Note: Married Margret Elizabeth Copeland on 24 March 1862 in Williamson Co., TX
Farmer Bastrop and Williamson Co., Texas.
Mustered in Falls Co., Texas
Moved to Bastrop Co. 1849
Civil War Pension Information:
Mrs Margaret E. Perry; Williamson Co. TX; #41652; Book 5
Note: Married Margret Elizabeth Copeland on 24 March 1862 in Williamson Co., TX
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