MS Grave !

[3bailey3]

this is a grave site from our lease outside of Vicksburg!

 

[Nathan Stuart]

That's a decent headstone for this soldier.

Apparently Pvte. William Harris was severely wounded in the arm at Gaines' Mill, VA, on June 27, '62, and his limb was amputated on July 12, 1862. He was permanently disabled and died in June, 1864. (See link below).

Notwithstanding the headstone unit description, thought he may have initially enlisted in the 2nd. Battalion, Mississippi Infantry, which was organized in Jackson, MS, during the summer of 1861. This unit, that included men from Warren County (where Harris enlisted), formed the nucleus of the 48th. Mississippi Infantry, organized in Nov. '62 at Fredericksburg, VA. (If he was wounded fighting at Gaines' Mill, the 48th. Mississippi did not exist at this time).

William B Harris (1832-1864) - Find a Grave...

Son of Charles Alsbrook Harris and Sarah 'Sallie' Elizabeth Cook. Married Catherine King, 16 April 1849, in Warren County, Mississippi. Enlisted at Vicksburg April 26 1862. Wounded severely in the arm at the Battle of Gaines Mill Va. June 27 1862. Admitted to General Hospital # 21 in Richmond...

www.findagrave.com

 

[Story]

this is a grave site from our lease outside of Vicksburg!

William B Harris (1832-1864) - Find a Grave...

Son of Charles Alsbrook Harris and Sarah 'Sallie' Elizabeth Cook. Married Catherine King, 16 April 1849, in Warren County, Mississippi. Enlisted at Vicksburg April 26 1862. Wounded severely in the arm at the Battle of Gaines Mill Va. June 27 1862. Admitted to General Hospital # 21 in Richmond...

www.findagrave.com

 

[potter.]

was he there all by himself? he must be lonely...bet he would like to have been placed with his buddies, isn;t there a war cemetry at Vicksburg, with plenty of fighting going on there and abouts...

 

[Story]

was he there all by himself? he must be lonely...bet he would like to have been placed with his buddies, isn;t there a war cemetry at Vicksburg, with plenty of fighting going on there and abouts...

He's not, OP's post is misleading - scroll up to my post above yours, he's in https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/59315/flower-hill-cemetery

 

[potter.]

He's not, OP's post is misleading - scroll up to my post above yours, he's in https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/59315/flower-hill-cemetery

i'm sorry for misunderstanding the op... happy now he's not alone

 

[Story]

i'm sorry for misunderstanding the op... happy now he's not alone

For what it's worth, I too initially thought the man was buried on his lonesome.

 

[3bailey3]

Sorry guys yes it's Flowers hill cemetery and there are about 50 headstones but I think he is the only soldier there.