{⋆★⋆} BG Harris, Nathaniel H.

Nathaniel Harrison Harris

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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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