Samuel Perry

According to the State Adjutant General's records, Samuel was 20 at the time of his enlistment, which would mean he was born in 1844 or 1845. Other than that, however, nothing is currently known about his civilian life.

Samuel Perry enlisted in Company D on March 14, 1865 at Erie. By this point in the war, it had become obvious that the end of the Confederacy was near. 3 year enlistments were rare. Samuel, for instance, enlisted for only 1 year. He was mustered into service on March 16, 1865.

Samuel joint the Regiment at Camp Butler, near Springfield, Illinois. While with the Regiment, he would have participated in President Lincoln's Funeral.

Samuel Perry mustered out with the Regiment on June 30, 1865 at Detroit.

His post-war life is also a mystery. The "originals" tended to look down on the Springfield recruits, and so there is less readily available information about them. The 1904 Roster of the Survivors of the Iron Brigade does not list him, so perhaps he died young.

In the photograph above, Samuel is wearing civilian attire. Based the style of the clothing and Samuel's apparent age, this picture is believed to date from 1860-1870.

The above image is courtesy of the State Archives of Michigan and is used with permission