Nathaniel H. Harris

Brigadier-General Nathaniel Harrison Harris (August 22, 1834 – August 23, 1900) was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded infantry in the Eastern theater of the American Civil War.

Early life and education Nathaniel Harrison Harris was born on August 22, 1834, at Natchez, Mississippi. Harris graduated from the University of Louisiana law school (present-day Tulane University Law School) and practiced his profession in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

American Civil War In early 1861, Harris organized a Mississippi militia company called the "Warren Rifles" and was captain of the company on April 25, 1861. On June 1, 1861, the company became Company C of the 19th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. He was promoted to major on March 5, 1862. His regiment went on to fight in the Battle of Seven Pines and the Seven Days Battles. He was wounded on May 5, 1862, at the Battle of Glendale (Frayser's Farm) on June 30, 1862, and the Second Battle of Bull Run on August 30, 1862. After the Antietam Campaign, He was promoted to lieutenant colonel.