James E. Harrison Military person

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.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Harrison James Edward; Harrison James
Birth dateApril 24, 1815
Birth place
Greenville District South Carolina
Date of deathFebruary 23, 1875
Place of death
Waco Texas
Resting place
Waco Texas

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Military person

allegianceConfederate States of America
military operations
American Civil War
service start1861
service end1865

Topical connections

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James E. Harrison on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.archive.org/details/memorandumrelati01unit
  2. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18072