First Person Civil War Podcast - Episode 3: George N. Harris 19th Virginia Conspicuous at the Battle of Gaines’ Mill Missing at the Battle of Glendale

Episode 3: George N. Harris 19th Virginia Conspicuous at the Battle of Gaines’ Mill Missing at the Battle of Glendale

01/10/24 • 13 min

Source used for this Episode:
Edwards, Rev. John E. The Confederate Soldier; Being a Memorial Sketch of George N. and Bushrod W. Harris Privates in the Confederate Army. New York: Bullock & Co., 1868. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nnc1.cu01492306&seq=5.

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Sources used for this episode:
Phisterer, Frederick. The Regular Brigade of the Fourteenth Army Corps, The Army of the Cumberland, in the Battle of Stone River, or Murfreesboro, Tennessee, From December 31st 1862, the January 3rd, 1863. 1883. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044011857356&seq=9.
Scott, Ltc. Robert N., Lazelle, Ltc. Henry M. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. ser 1, vol. 20, pt. 1: Reports. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1887. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924079609602&view=1up&seq=3.
General Thomas's report is on page 373, General Rousseau's on page 380, and Major Frederick Townsend's report is on page 404.
“Gen. Phisterer, Famous Soldier, Is Dead.” Buffalo News, July 14, 1909. Newspapers.com.

First Person Civil War Podcast - Episode 3: George N. Harris 19th Virginia Conspicuous at the Battle of Gaines’ Mill Missing at the Battle of Glendale

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Hello. My name is bill Coughlin and welcome to the first person civil war podcast, which retails the stories of the soldiers and officers on the ground in the battles of the civil war. Episode three centers on private George N. Harris of the 19th, Virginia. Conspicuous at the battle of Gaines is mill. Missing at the battle of Glendale. And our source is entitled.

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