Private Moses Burris, Jr. served in the Civil War with Company D of the 51st Infantry of Indiana. His regiment was mustered on December 14 of 1861, at Indianapolis, Indiana. The Muster Roll lists his residence as being in Greenfield, IN at the time of his enlistment. He would have fought in the Battle of Shiloh in April, 1862, and participated in the siege of Corinth, Mississippi in May. He would have also fought in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky in October, 1862, before marching on to Nashville, Tennessee in November. Moses Burris, Jr. died at Nashville in the Grand Army of the Republic Hospital on 28 November, 1862. He is buried at Nashville National Cemetery at Gallatin, TN in Plot # 6971.
Moses Burris, Jr. married Elizabeth Ann Harvey on 19 September 1838 in Franklin County, Indiana.
Known Children of Moses Burris & Elizabeth Ann (Harvey):
1. Sarah Burris (1840 - ? )
2. John C. Burris (1841 - 1908)
3. Charles H. Burris (1844 - 1915)
4. Taylor Burris (1846 - ? )
5. Marshall Burris (1850 - ? )
6. Elizabeth Burris (1852 - 1907)
7. Ruth Burris (1855 - ? )
8. Thomas Richard Burris (1857 - 1933)
Private Moses Burris, Jr. served in the Civil War with Company D of the 51st Infantry of Indiana. His regiment was mustered on December 14 of 1861, at Indianapolis, Indiana. The Muster Roll lists his residence as being in Greenfield, IN at the time of his enlistment. He would have fought in the Battle of Shiloh in April, 1862, and participated in the siege of Corinth, Mississippi in May. He would have also fought in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky in October, 1862, before marching on to Nashville, Tennessee in November. Moses Burris, Jr. died at Nashville in the Grand Army of the Republic Hospital on 28 November, 1862. He is buried at Nashville National Cemetery at Gallatin, TN in Plot # 6971.
Moses Burris, Jr. married Elizabeth Ann Harvey on 19 September 1838 in Franklin County, Indiana.
Known Children of Moses Burris & Elizabeth Ann (Harvey):
1. Sarah Burris (1840 - ? )
2. John C. Burris (1841 - 1908)
3. Charles H. Burris (1844 - 1915)
4. Taylor Burris (1846 - ? )
5. Marshall Burris (1850 - ? )
6. Elizabeth Burris (1852 - 1907)
7. Ruth Burris (1855 - ? )
8. Thomas Richard Burris (1857 - 1933)