Born Feb. 5, 1836 Wythe Co., VA
Married Mildred "Millie"
Elizabeth Carnahan on Nov. 13, 1856 in Surry Co., NC
Served in Confederate Army as company clerk and in the quartermaster corps.
Apparently moved to Raleigh County, WV in late 1865 or early 1866.
Moved to Monroe County, WV
Died March 3, 1912
Monroe Co., WV
Buried in Foster Cemetery near Union, WV
Samuel Harris
Born around 1838 Wythe Co., VA
Died sometime after 1850, we do not know when or where, he appeared in the 1840 and 1850 census in Pulaski County, but we found no record of him after
1850.
William Franklin "Frank" Harris
Born Feb. 6, 1840 Pulaski Co., VA
Enlisted in Company "F" of the
54th Virginia Infantry Regiment
on September 9th 1861.
Served as his colonel's
courier and had been assigned to the Pioneer Division of the Engineer's Corps.
Commended by his
commanding officer Colonel Trigg for capturing the
state flag
from the
22nd Michigan Regiment
at Snodgrass Hill during the battle of
Chickamauga.
Married Narcissah Jane Bolt Sept. 15, 1865 Carroll Co., VA.
Her father was
William H. C. Bolt. He enlisted in the Confederate Army on 5/29/1861 at Wytheville and is listed in the 45th Virginia Infantry
roster as a sargeant. He was elected Captain on 6/27/1861, was sick in November of 1961, transferred to the reserves, killed in action during
the first Battle
of Saltville on 10/2/1864 at the age of 44.
Moved from Laurel Fork to Newbern.
In March of 1912 he served as the oldest member of the jury during the trial of Floyd Allen which erupted in violence and is known as the
Hillsville Shootout.
Died Dec. 23, 1915 Carroll Co., VA
John H. Harris
Born 1842 Pulaski Co., VA
John H. Harris was left sick in the hospital in Lexington, Ky. when the
Confederate army pulled out of Kentucky in October of 1862. There is a crescent shaped area of Lexington City Cemetery that is designated Section "P" and is reserved for Confederate veterans. This is a very large cemetery containing some 50,000 graves. There is a monument that has 160 names on it. Most of these died in the hospital or the Battle of Perryville. J. H. Harris is name number 53.
Died Around Oct. 1862 in hospital in Lexington, KY
James Robert "Bob" Jackson Harris
Born Jan. 1, 1844 Pulaski Co., VA
Joined his brothers in the Confederate Army at Joyner's Church near
Franklin, Va. on February 7, 1863.
Assigned assistant surgeon of
the 4th Reserves in January of 1865.
Married Lucy Branscomb October 12, 1865 in Carroll Co., VA
Died March 17, 1920 in Rockbridge Co., VA
Joseph Rush "Joe Rush" Harris
link to another's research Born May 8, 1848 in Pulaski County, VA
Married Leurza (Lucy) Jane Nester Dec. 3, 1868 in Carroll Co., VA
she was born August 8, 1852 in Carroll County, VA, died July 19, 1876 in Carroll County, VA and is burried in Aaron Nester Cemetary in Carroll County, VA
Married
Susannah "Susan" Thompson Sept. 23, 1877 in Carroll Co., VA
Married Emily
Jane Shinault Aug. 21, 1908 in Patterson, VA
Died Dec. 8, 1921 in Carroll
Co., VA
The Harris Brothers in the Civil War
Jesse T. Harris,
William F. Harris and
John H. Harris
all joined
Company F of the
54th Regiment
of the
Virginia
Infantry of the Confederate States Army on September 9, 1861 in Newbern,
Pulaski County Virginia.
Trained near Christiansburg on Asa Hall's farm and it was called Camp Hall.
Participated in
44 battles in 7 states.
Surrendered April 27, 1865.
Paroled on May 1st and 2nd,
1865.
Out of the 3300 or so men who served in the 54th and the 63rd VA Regiments
there were only 93 left to be paroled. Of these 93, James R. J., Jesse T. and
William F. Harris were present.
Children of Eden Harris & Veleyan Harris
born September 12, 1880 in Floyd County, VA
married Eliza Alderman December 28, 1905 in FLoyd County, VA
died January 1, 1954
buried in Alderman Cemetary, Floyd County, VA
Henry L. Harris
born 1883 in Floyd County, VA
Alieville Harris
born 1885 in Floyd County, VA
Eliza "Lizy" E. Harris
Born Nov. 17, 1885 in Floyd County, Va
Grover Harris
born 1889 in FLoyd County
married Marion
moved to North Carolina
