Jackson County AlArchives Biographies.....Harris, James P. 1847 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 September 8, 2011, 8:49 pm Source: See below Author: Smith & De Land, publishers JAMES P. HARRIS, Proprietor of the Harris House, Scottsboro, son of Richard B. Harris, and grandson of a soldier in the Revolutionary war, was born April 4, 1847, near Huntsville. Mr. Harris was a weakly youth until he had served awhile in the army. His father had plenty of slaves, and he did nothing in his boyhood days but go to school. He joined the Confederate Army in 1861, being then but sixteen years of age, and was mustered into Company K, Fourth Alabama Infantry, under Col. Egbert J. Jones. He was in the battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861, but was discharged from the infantry service on account of his extreme youth. He returned to his home and remained there about a month, when he joined Forrest's Cavalry in the Fourth Tennessee Regiment; was in the battle at Jamestown, the seven days' fight before Richmond, and in all Forrest's West Tennessee campaigns, including eight or ten heavy battles and many skirmishes: was at the second battle of Fort Donelson, the battle of Thompson's Station and the capture of Streight, whom Forrest pursued from near Tuscumbia until within a few miles from Rome, Georgia, riding and fighting day and night for three or four days. Our subject was engaged in the battle of Tullahoma, a most severe fight, in which Colonel Starnes of his regiment was killed. He was also in the battle of Chickamauga, and after that went to East Tennessee and participated in the siege of Knoxville, and was continuously fighting most of the winter. In the spring his regiment came through the Carolinas and joined Johnson's army at Dalton, Georgia. This regiment was placed in the rear guard on their retreat from Dalton to Atlanta, and participated in the battles of Resaca, Calhoun, Kenesaw Mountain, and Peach Tree Creek. Before the battle of Peach Tree Creek they captured Stoneman and his command south of Atlanta, and made a raid through Middle Tennessee. After the battle at Atlanta they fought a most severe one at Franklin, Tennessee, and then retreated to North Carolina, where Johnson surrendered. He was married October 31, 1866, to Miss Jennie Robertson, of Jackson County, and four children have been born to this union: William S., Anna B., Mary S. and James P. Mr. Harris and lady are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is an Odd Fellow. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Northern Alabama: Historical and Biographical Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land 1888 PART III. HISTORICAL RESUME OF THE VARIOUS COUNTIES IN THE STATE. CEREAL BELT. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/jackson/bios/harris865gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 3.1 Kb