John Harris

John Harris (born c. 1839, date of death unknown) was a Union Navy sailor who received the Medal of Honor for his service on in Mobile Bay during the American Civil War.

Born in 1839, Harris was living in New York when he joined the Navy. He served during the Civil War as a captain of the forecastle on . At the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864, he was among the crew of a small boat sent from Metacomet to rescue survivors of , which had been sunk by a naval mine (then known as a "torpedo"). Despite intense fire, the boat crew was able to pull ten Tecumseh men from the water. For this action, Harris was awarded the Medal of Honor a year and a half later, on January 15, 1866.