HARRIS, Nathaniel Harrison

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Confederate

Born: August 22, 1834, Natchez, Mississippi

Died: August 23, 1900, Malvern, England

Pre-War Profession: Lawyer

War Service: 1861 Captain of the 19th Mississippi Regiment commanded a regiment at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, as a result of was promoted to brigadier general on January 20, 1864. Other battles were Wilderness campaign of 1864, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, and Richmond, Virginia battles of Williamsburg and Seven Pines.

Post War: President of the Mississippi Valley and Ship Island Railroad. In 1885 appointed registrar of the U.S. Land Office at Aberdeen, South Dakota.