Thomas Harrison
Born: May 1, 1823
Birth Place: Jefferson County, Alabama
Father: Isham Harrison Sr. 1788 – 1863
(Buried: Old Aberdeen Cemetery, Aberdeen, Mississippi)
Mother: Hariett Kelly 1789 – 1856
(Buried: Old Aberdeen Cemetery, Aberdeen, Mississippi)
Wife: Sarah Elizabeth McDonald 1838 – 1882
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, Texas)
Children:
Thomas Harrison 1866 – 1919
(Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Pecos, Texas)
James Anderson Harrison 1868 – 1937
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, Texas)
William Kelly Harrison 1870 – 1928
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Education:
Studied law in Brazoria County, Texas
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Monroe County, Mississippi
Served in the Mexican War as member of 1st Mississippi Rifles Regiment
Attorney in Waco, Texas
Texas State Representative
Captain in West Texas State Militia
Civil War Service:
1861 – 1862: Captain in 8th Texas Cavalry Regiment
1862: Major of 8th Texas Cavalry Regiment
1862: Participated in the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
1862: Participated in the Siege of Corinth, Mississippi
1862: Participated in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky
1862 – 1865: Colonel of 8th Texas Cavalry Regiment
1862 – 1863: Regimental Commander Battle of Stones River, Tennessee
1863: Wounded in the hip during Battle of Stones River, Tennessee
1863: Regimental Commander during Tullahoma Campaign, Tennessee
1863 – 1864: Scout for the Confederate Army
1863: Participated in the Battle of Chickamuga, Georgia
1863: Participated in the Knoxville, Tennessee Campaign
1864: Participated in the Atlanta, Georgia Campaign
1864: Participated in the Savannah, Georgia Campaign
1865: Participated in the Carolinas Campaign
1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Cavalry
1865: Wounded during the Battle of Monroe's Crossroads, North Carolina
1865: Paroled in Macon, Georgia on May 31st
1866: Pardoned by President Andrew Johnson on March 29th
Occupation after War:
Attorney in Waco, Texas
District Court Judge in Texas
1872: Democratic Party Presidential Elector
Died: July 14, 1891
Place of Death: Waco, Texas
Age at time of Death: 68 years old
Burial Place: Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, Texas, Block 19 Lot 86
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