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John Harris

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John Harris Famous memorial Veteran

Birth
Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
12 May 1864 (aged 74)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.9132598, Longitude: -77.0584884
Plot
Chapel Hill, Lot 568
Memorial ID
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Civil War United States Marine Corps Officer. Commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps in 1814, he served as a Marine officer for 50 years. Commandant of the Marine Corps with the rank of Colonel from 1859 until his death in 1864, he oversaw the deployment of Marines during the first three years of the Civil War.

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Civil War United States Marine Corps Officer. Commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps in 1814, he served as a Marine officer for 50 years. Commandant of the Marine Corps with the rank of Colonel from 1859 until his death in 1864, he oversaw the deployment of Marines during the first three years of the Civil War.

Monument here


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Garver Graver
  • Added: Feb 6, 2003
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7154736/john-harris: accessed ), memorial page for John Harris (20 May 1789–12 May 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7154736, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.