Franklin County GaArchives News.....War Record of Mr. Jno W.  Harrison April 19, 1912
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The Lavonia Times April 19, 1912
Mr. Jno. W. Harrison has recently come across a part of his war record in his 
accumulation of papers. These records will no doubt be of interest to his many 
comrades in this section and are given in detail below.

J. W. Harrison, company H, 24th Ga, regiment, went to Atlanta, Ga  in August of 
1861 where he was mustered into the Confederate States army. Went to Washington, 
N.C. September 26, 1861 . Left Washington March 8th, 1862. Was in the battle of 
Malvern Hill, Va., July 29th, 1862 in which there was only 1 killed and five 
wounded.

On Sept. 14 1862 was in battle at Crampton Gap, Md. In this battle two were killed 
and three wounded in the company.
On Sept. 17th 1862 this company was in the battle of Sharpeburg, Md. There were 
four killed and five wounded. On December 18th 1862 the company was in the battle 
of Fredericksburg, Va. Here there were two killed and two wounded. On May 3rd 1862 
the company engaged in the battle at Chancellorsville, Va. where it suffered a 
loss of one death and where nine were wounded.

On Nov. 28, 1863 the company was in the battle at Knoxville, Tenn. The number 
killed and wounded in this battle is not known. On May 6th 1864 this company 
fought in the battle of Spettsylvania Court House. Here there were two killed and 
two wounded. On May 12th 1864 the same company H engaged in the battle near 
Spettsylvania Court House, Va. Here there were two killed and two wounded in 
company H. On June 1st 1864 the company engaged in the battle of Cold Harbor, Va. 
This battle was the last fight in which Mr. Harrison took part. In it there was 
one killed and two wounded. Mr. Harrison was captured during this battle and was 
carried to Point Lookout where he remained about one month.

From Point Lookout he was carried to Elmira, N.Y. and remained till July 7th, 
1865. He was then released from prison after taking oath of allegiance to the 
United States. He then returned to his father's home in Franklin County and in Gum 
Log district and has since lived in this county.

Mr. Harrison happened to the good luck of a great many others in not getting 
killed a single time during the entire war. He can truthfully say with Bill Arp 
that he killed about as many of them as they did of him and he is willing to 
strike off even.



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