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Rev Samuel Harrison

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Rev Samuel Harrison

Birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
11 Aug 1900 (aged 82)
Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot
Section High Grove Grave 75
Memorial ID
48010755 View Source

Minister, political activist. Became the first chaplain for the 54th Massachusetts Regiment in 1863. He fought for equal pay for Black soldiers in Regiments 54 and 55. Petitioning the Governor of Massachusetts (Andrews) and President Lincoln, he finally achieved his goal in 1864 with the troops receiving retroactive back pay to January of 1864.

Minister, political activist. Became the first chaplain for the 54th Massachusetts Regiment in 1863. He fought for equal pay for Black soldiers in Regiments 54 and 55. Petitioning the Governor of Massachusetts (Andrews) and President Lincoln, he finally achieved his goal in 1864 with the troops receiving retroactive back pay to January of 1864.


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