...rfered with the cheerful performance of any duty . . . . . And so his friends knew that they could lean on him as one to be always trusted. Rarely do we see a more robust character than that of James Amory Perkins . Able, untiring, conscientious, he conquered every difficulty in his path, and thoroughly discharged every duty he had to perform. His military service was enlivened by little of the pomp and cir...