Nathaniel Harrison Harris
Born: August 22, 1834
Birth Place: Natchez, Mississippi
Father: William Mercer Harris Sr. 1799 – 1848
(Buried: Natchez City Cemetery, Natchez, Mississippi)
Mother: Caroline Matilda Harrison 1811 – 1868
(Buried: Natchez City Cemetery, Natchez, Mississippi)
Education:
Graduated from University of Louisiana Law School
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Vicksburg, Mississippi
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Captain in 19th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
1862: Major of 19th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
1862: Participated in the Battle of Seven Pines
1862: Wounded during the Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia
1862 – 1863: Lt. Colonel of 19th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
1863 – 1864: Colonel of 19th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
1864 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry
1864: Participated in the Battle of Spotsylvania
1865: Paroled at Appomattox Court House, Appomattox, Virginia
1865: Pardoned by the United States Government
Occupation after War:
Attorney in Vicksburg, Mississippi
President of Mississippi Valley, and Ship Island Railroad
Register of United States Land Office, Aberdeen, South Dakota
Successful Businessman in California
Died: August 23, 1900
Place of Death: Malvern, England
Age at time of Death: 84 years old
Burial Place: Green Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
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