Short URL for this page:
bit.ly/Cullum1414
mail:
Bill Thayer |
Italiano |
Help |
Up |
Home |
||
This site is not affiliated with the US Military Academy. | ||||||
USMA Home |
Vol. II |
(Born N. Y.) |
Delavan D. Perkins |
(Ap'd N. Y.) |
|
Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1845, to July 1, 1849, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to Bvt. Second Lieut., 2d Artillery, July 1, 1849. Served: in garrison at Ft. Monroe, Va., 1849‑50; at the Military (Second Lieut., 4th Artillery, Mar. 31, 1850) Academy, as Asst. Professor of Mathematics, Sep. 1, 1850, to Apr. 1, (First Lieut., 4th Artillery, May 27, 1854) 1856; in garrison at Ft. Hamilton, N. Y., 1856; in Florida Hostilities against the Seminole Indians, 1856‑57; on frontier duty at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., 1857, 1858, in quelling Kansas disturbances, — on Utah Expedition, 1858‑60, being engaged with Hostile Indians in Kirby Valley in Skirmishes, Aug. 11 and Sep. 6, 1860; on leave of absence, 1860‑61; and in garrison at Ft. Washington, Md., 1861. Served during the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1861‑65: in (Captain, 16th Infantry, May 14, 1861: Declined) (Captain, 4th Artillery, May 17, 1861) Operations on Upper Potomac, and in Shenandoah Valley, June 7, 1861, (Major, Staff — Additional Aide-de‑Camp, Nov. 18, 1861) to Nov. 21, 1862; Asst. Inspector of 12th Army Corps, with the rank of Lieut.‑Colonel, Aug. 20, 1862, to Apr. 11, 1863; in command of Ft. Delaware, and in charge of Prisoners of War confined there, Nov. 21, 1862, to Mar. 16, 1863; as Assistant to the Provost Marshal of the State of Connecticut, Apr. 25, 1863, to July 7, 1864; and as Assistant in the (Major, Staff — Asst. Adjutant-General, June 1, 1864) Adjutant-General's Office at Washington, D. C., July 7, 1864, to Jan. 6, 1865. Died, Jan. 6, 1865, at Washington, D. C.: Aged 38. |
Images with borders lead to more information.
The thicker the border, the more information. (Details here.) |
||||||
UP TO: |
U. S. M. A. Class of 1849 |
Cullum's Register |
History of West Point |
American History |
Home |
|
A page or image on this site is in the public domain ONLY if its URL has a total of one *asterisk. If the URL has two **asterisks, the item is copyright someone else, and used by permission or fair use. If the URL has none the item is © Bill Thayer. See my copyright page for details and contact information. |
Page updated: 6 Mar 13