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Mark Perrin Lowrey
Mark Perrin Lowrey (December 30, 1828 – February 27, 1885) was a Southern Baptist preacher otherwise known as the "Preacher General". He is known for being a Confederate brigadier general during the Civil War, for his works in the Mississippi Southern Baptist Convention, and for founding the Blue Mountain College.
==Early life and career==
Mark Perrin Lowrey was born in 1828, in McNairy County, Tennessee, to Adam and Marguerite (Doss) Lowrey.〔Wakelyn, p. 291.〕 His parents had emigrated to America from England and Ireland, and Lowrey received no formal education.〔Warner, p. 195.〕 His father died from yellow fever in Natchez Mississippi, when Lowrey was young.〔(Rosewell G. Lowrey's "Lowrey (Mark Perrin) Autobiographical Essay Summary" )〕 In 1843 he moved with his family to Mississippi, where he became a bricklayer. During the Mexican War Lowrey enlisted as a private in the 2nd Mississippi Volunteers in 1847.〔Eicher, p. 355.〕 Neither he or his regiment ever saw action in the conflict, and Lowrey was mustered out in July 1848.〔Wakelyn, p. 291; Eicher, p. 355.〕
After the war with Mexico ended, Lowrey married Sarah R. Holmes in 1849. Beginning in 1853 he became a Southern Baptist preacher, serving primarily around the village of Kossuth, Mississippi.〔 After preaching for eight years the American Civil War broke out and his congregation urged him to join the Confederacy.〔(Mark Perrin Lowrey Biography )〕 Lowrey also served as a captain in the Mississippi State Militia in 1861.〔
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