The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-20
ALABAMA'S FIRST
 EDUCATOR DIES
GENERAL WILLIAM F. PERRY
 EXPIRES IN KENTUCKY.
A Native of Tuskegee and One of the Bravest Soldiers of the south-First Superintendent
 for Eduction of Alabama.

The news from Bowling Green, Kyr yesterday, announcing the death of Gen erai William F. Perry, was read with sincere grief here in Montgomery ana indeed throughout the State. General Perry was a native of Alabama, having resided for years at Tuskegee. He was the founder of public education in this State and was Alatbama's first Superin- tendent of Education.
 Some years ago he removed to Bowling Green, where he became principal or female college, which position he held at the time of hls death.
 General Perry was q Brigadier in the Confederate Army and one of the bravest soldiers the South, produced. Brewers history of Alabama has the following
 story of General Perry:
 Macon County was the home of William
 F. Perry, though he grew to manhood m
 Chambers and Cherokee. His parents,
 Hiram Perry and Nancy Flake. came to
 this State in ls3s. and settled in Chamb-
 CTS County. Born in Jackson County. Georgia, In lSss, he was educated in that State. He perfected his education in great measure after leaving the schools by assiduous study. From lS4s to lSoS he was at the head of prosperous hign school in Talladega. He then came 10 taught by Judge Chiffon. Licensed to practice in 1884, he was elected by the General Assembly in February or the same year to the office of Superintendent
 of Edacation for. the State. then just es. E | tabiished. In this important position ne iabored til. the fall oe 1s6s-having been twice re-elected-thsn resigned to con tinue the noble vocation of teacher. College at TuskeEee, he held that trust | till the reverses to the Confederate army
 in February, lsss. decided him to enter
 the service of his imperiiled country En- | for at the organization of the 44th Ala | bama in May, and became IAeutenant l Colonel by the resignation or Coionei
 Kent in August Ins srt ss.n ,n peaSse aSs Second battle of Manassas. At SharpsburE Col onei Derby was killed, and Colonel Per | rvs promotion followed. At Gettysburg 2
 of Round Top. where. in common with Hoods whole division, 1t earned e pioooy | Tanown. At Chieamauga he commanded | the brigade (Law's), and for gallantry
 m menosd his promotion. At the Wilder ness the brigade was the first of Long. streets corps to reach the field. which it did in time to retrieve the disaster to wherein Colonel Perry had two/ horses | killed under him. The brigade also open
 ed the. fight st Spottsylvania and. as
 part of the ateenuatea hne ol tne 1or pns- | upon Warren's corps Of SO.ooo men. dis. | lodged them from their position. and set | them to entrenching tor protection, Eron | the battle of Cold Harbor to the close, | General Perry. now promoted, led the l brigade. At its head he went through al
 the iron hail of Petersburg. and It was 1 the rear-gusrd of that remnant or tne | historic and hre-tried Army Of Northern | Virginia which retired up the southstde
 of the James. He surrendered # at Ap. l ponattox, and so well was It's discipline l and mora.e preserved that it constituted
 at least tenth of General a,a Legs ,snsSc si,ec, | to his home, General Perry engaged tn
 agricultural pursuits till iSs7; cS wnsn hs e re. trcky. where he Is In charge G} mili-
 tary college. General Perry was S1s,asI, snainsn1 | qualities, displaying caimnesg on the bat.
 tiefield. discipline in the bivouac. and
 consideration for his men everywhere l His administrative and executive capac' ity was thoroughly and satisfactorily
 tested. He is also citizen of stainless | character. He married niece of Hon
 Wm. P. Chiffon of Montgomery.