Col. William T. Harris fell at the battle of Gettysburg.
Lt. Col. William Terrell Harris, was the commanding officer of the 2nd Georgia Cavalry Regiment when he was killed on July 2 (day 2 of battle) at Gettysburg. His body was taken from the Gettysburg battlefield-- the exact location is now a farm-- to its current location in Columbus. His regiment fell into (Brig. Gen. Henry) Benning's Brigade, for whom Ft. Benning in Georgia is named.
Lt. Col. William Terrell Harris, was the commanding officer of the 2nd Georgia Cavalry Regiment when he was killed on July 2 (day 2 of battle) at Gettysburg. His body was taken from the Gettysburg battlefield-- the exact location is now a farm-- to its current location in Columbus. His regiment fell into (Brig. Gen. Henry) Benning's Brigade, for whom Ft. Benning in Georgia is named.
Col. William T. Harris fell at the battle of Gettysburg.
Lt. Col. William Terrell Harris, was the commanding officer of the 2nd Georgia Cavalry Regiment when he was killed on July 2 (day 2 of battle) at Gettysburg. His body was taken from the Gettysburg battlefield-- the exact location is now a farm-- to its current location in Columbus. His regiment fell into (Brig. Gen. Henry) Benning's Brigade, for whom Ft. Benning in Georgia is named.
Lt. Col. William Terrell Harris, was the commanding officer of the 2nd Georgia Cavalry Regiment when he was killed on July 2 (day 2 of battle) at Gettysburg. His body was taken from the Gettysburg battlefield-- the exact location is now a farm-- to its current location in Columbus. His regiment fell into (Brig. Gen. Henry) Benning's Brigade, for whom Ft. Benning in Georgia is named.
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