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“Boys like me should have been at home with their mothers”: Private William Perry at the Wilderness

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Edward S. Alexander

William Wallace Perry did not stand an imposing figure on a battlefield like his namesake. The fourteen year old barely fit into the uniform he was assigned. It is unclear how the youngster managed to escape detection when he joined … Continue reading →

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