Title
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Rank
Captain, later Lieutenant Colonel
Unit
6th Maine Infantry, Company C
Residence
Machias
Creation Date Range
1862 -1863
Description
At age 29 Benjamin Harris, a lumberman from Machias, raised company C of the 6th Maine Infantry, and commanded it as captain. He was promoted to Major of the Regiment March 10, 1862, and Lieutenant Colonel March 9, 1863. Col Harris was wounded in the leg at the Battle of Rappahannock Station on November 7, 1863. He was discharged for disability on July 19, 1864. He was born in Dennysville, and died in Machias December 30, 1895.
Keywords
Officer, Lieutenant Colonel
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Keywords
Officer, Lieutenant Colonel
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