James E. Harrison | |
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Born | Greenville District, South Carolina | April 24, 1815
Died | February 23, 1875 Waco, Texas | (aged 59)
Buried | Waco, Texas |
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Years of service | 1861–1865 |
Rank | Brigadier General, CSA |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
James Edward Harrison (April 24, 1815 – February 23, 1875) was a Confederate States Army brigadier general during the American Civil War. He served in the Trans-Mississippi Department and fought in campaigns in Louisiana. Before the war, he was a two-term Mississippi state senator before moving to Texas in 1857. After the war, he was a trustee of Baylor University.
James Edward Harrison was born on April 24, 1815, in Greenville District, South Carolina. [1] [2] The Harrison family moved to Alabama and then to Mississippi when Harrison was a boy. [2]
James Harrison served two terms in the Mississippi Senate. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Harrison moved to Texas, near Waco, in 1857. [2] He was a commissioner for the State of Texas in negotiations with Native Americans (Indians). [2] [4] These negotiations were undertaken upon the order of Texas Governor Edward Clark, who replaced the deposed Sam Houston when Houston refused to swear allegiance to the Confederacy. [3] The negotiators tried to persuade the Five Civilized Tribes to join with the Confederacy in the event of war with the United States. [3] The negotiators returned with an optimistic report. [3] [6] Upon his return from the negotiations, Harrison became a member of the Texas secession convention. [2] [3]
James E. Harrison's Confederate States Army service was almost entirely west of the Mississippi River. [2] He began his service with the 15th Texas Infantry Regiment. [2] He was lieutenant colonel of the regiment in May 1862. [4] He participated in the Louisiana campaign of 1863 ( First Bayou Teche Campaign) under Brigadier General Thomas Green. [2] [4] He commanded a cavalry brigade in the District of West Louisiana at this time. [4] The 15th Texas Infantry made a successful charge on the Union force's rear in an operation along the Atchafalaya River in September 1863. [3] Harrison also fought in the Second Bayou Teche Campaign. [7] [8]
In 1864, Harrison was promoted to colonel of the 15th Texas Infantry. [4] He participated in the 1864 ( Red River Campaign) under Lieutenant General Richard Taylor. [2] He received favorable mention in the reports of the commanders in both Louisiana campaigns. [2]
On January 6, 1865, Harrison was appointed and confirmed as a brigadier general to rank from December 22, 1864, by Confederate President Jefferson Davis. [2] [9]
James Harrison commanded a brigade in the District of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona of the Confederate Trans-Mississippi Department from March to April 7, 1865, in Major General Camille A. J. M. de Polignac's Division and the 1st Brigade, Brigadier General Samuel B Maxey's Division in the same district from April 7, 1865, through May 26, 1865. [3] [4] [10]
Harrison was a prominent member of the Waco, Texas community after the Civil War. [2] He was active in education and served as a trustee of Baylor University. [2] [4]
James Edward Harrison was the son of Isham Harrison (November 4, 1788 Greenville County, South Carolina - September 30, 1863) and Harriet Kelly (February 11, 1789, Greenville County, South Carolina - July 1, 1856 Aberdeen, Mississippi). He was a brother of Confederate Brigadier General Thomas Harrison [2] and a second cousin of Wade Hampton III.
James Edward Harrison died February 23, 1875, in Waco, Texas, and is buried in First Street Cemetery in Waco. [2]
List of American Civil War generals (Confederate)
James E. Harrison | |
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![]() James Edward Harrison | |
Born | Greenville District, South Carolina | April 24, 1815
Died | February 23, 1875 Waco, Texas | (aged 59)
Buried | Waco, Texas |
Allegiance |
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Service/ | ![]() |
Years of service | 1861–1865 |
Rank | Brigadier General, CSA |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
James Edward Harrison (April 24, 1815 – February 23, 1875) was a Confederate States Army brigadier general during the American Civil War. He served in the Trans-Mississippi Department and fought in campaigns in Louisiana. Before the war, he was a two-term Mississippi state senator before moving to Texas in 1857. After the war, he was a trustee of Baylor University.
James Edward Harrison was born on April 24, 1815, in Greenville District, South Carolina. [1] [2] The Harrison family moved to Alabama and then to Mississippi when Harrison was a boy. [2]
James Harrison served two terms in the Mississippi Senate. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Harrison moved to Texas, near Waco, in 1857. [2] He was a commissioner for the State of Texas in negotiations with Native Americans (Indians). [2] [4] These negotiations were undertaken upon the order of Texas Governor Edward Clark, who replaced the deposed Sam Houston when Houston refused to swear allegiance to the Confederacy. [3] The negotiators tried to persuade the Five Civilized Tribes to join with the Confederacy in the event of war with the United States. [3] The negotiators returned with an optimistic report. [3] [6] Upon his return from the negotiations, Harrison became a member of the Texas secession convention. [2] [3]
James E. Harrison's Confederate States Army service was almost entirely west of the Mississippi River. [2] He began his service with the 15th Texas Infantry Regiment. [2] He was lieutenant colonel of the regiment in May 1862. [4] He participated in the Louisiana campaign of 1863 ( First Bayou Teche Campaign) under Brigadier General Thomas Green. [2] [4] He commanded a cavalry brigade in the District of West Louisiana at this time. [4] The 15th Texas Infantry made a successful charge on the Union force's rear in an operation along the Atchafalaya River in September 1863. [3] Harrison also fought in the Second Bayou Teche Campaign. [7] [8]
In 1864, Harrison was promoted to colonel of the 15th Texas Infantry. [4] He participated in the 1864 ( Red River Campaign) under Lieutenant General Richard Taylor. [2] He received favorable mention in the reports of the commanders in both Louisiana campaigns. [2]
On January 6, 1865, Harrison was appointed and confirmed as a brigadier general to rank from December 22, 1864, by Confederate President Jefferson Davis. [2] [9]
James Harrison commanded a brigade in the District of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona of the Confederate Trans-Mississippi Department from March to April 7, 1865, in Major General Camille A. J. M. de Polignac's Division and the 1st Brigade, Brigadier General Samuel B Maxey's Division in the same district from April 7, 1865, through May 26, 1865. [3] [4] [10]
Harrison was a prominent member of the Waco, Texas community after the Civil War. [2] He was active in education and served as a trustee of Baylor University. [2] [4]
James Edward Harrison was the son of Isham Harrison (November 4, 1788 Greenville County, South Carolina - September 30, 1863) and Harriet Kelly (February 11, 1789, Greenville County, South Carolina - July 1, 1856 Aberdeen, Mississippi). He was a brother of Confederate Brigadier General Thomas Harrison [2] and a second cousin of Wade Hampton III.
James Edward Harrison died February 23, 1875, in Waco, Texas, and is buried in First Street Cemetery in Waco. [2]
List of American Civil War generals (Confederate)