Perry Dickson was Free Born in Chestertown
Dickson was born around 1834 and enlisted as a private on March 10, 1864 in Company H of the 30th U.S. Colored Troops regiment.

Charles County
Perry Dickson, Company H, 30th Regiment, based at Camp Stanton at Benedict Maryland

Camp Stanton - Benedict, Maryland
Camp Stanton, base of USCT Training 1863-64
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/aapaxstanton.html

Wilderness to Petersburg
This map highlights significant battles including, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and the Siege of Petersburg.
Source: http://thomaslegion.net/battleofthewilderness.html

Wilderness Campaign - Summer 1864
The 30th regiment participated in the Wilderness Campaign in the summer of 1864 while making their way south to the James River.

Petersburg, Virginia
Siege of Petersburg, 30th Regiment participated in this battle from June 1864 - April 1865

Fort Fisher, North Carolina, 1864-1865
The 30th regiment was part of Butler's expedition against Fort Fisher on December 25, 1864 and then took an active part in the capture of it January 13-15,1865.
They performed garrison duty until December 10, 1865.

1813 Lorman Street - Perry Dickson's Residence
One of Perry Dickson's residences in Baltimore after the war.

1843 Lorman Street - Dickson's Residence at Death in 1917
Dickson died here on May 4, 1917 after residing in Baltimore for nearly 50 years after the war.

Perry Dickson's Path from Slavery to Freedom