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General Richard Harrison

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TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 31° 41' 42.39987", -97° 6' 4.15377"
 
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    One of a trio of brothers--great grand-nephews of U.S. president WM. Henry Harrison--who all gained rank of general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Richard Harrison was a physician and statesman prior to Army service. Won his general's commission in Jan. 1865 in Mississippi. Moved to Texas, 1866, settling near older brother, Gen. Jas. E., and younger brother, Gen. Thos. Harrison. Practiced medicine, farmed, helped rebuild Texas economy, was a church leader. A trustee of Waco University, a forebear of Baylor University.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

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Related Themes: Texas C.S.A., Texas Confederate States of America, Confederacy
 
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