Saturday, August 25, 2012

Giles Harris, Jr., student 1860-1863

Harris enlisted in the Lunenburg (VA) Light Artillery as a private in January 25, 1863. On January 28, 1865, he transferred to Co. E of the 3rd VA Cavalry.

Harris moved to Kentucky after the war where he initially farmed. In 1880, he was attending medical school in Louisville, KY. He graduated from the Transylvania University Medical Department in 1880 and practiced in Madison County, KY. He died August 10, 1913 and is buried in Richmond Cemetery in Richmond, KY.

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