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.
Family Members
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Ellen Lewis Harrison
1816–1883
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Gerrit Smith Harrison
1847–1865
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Alice J Harrison
1849–1851
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Ellen G Harrison
1851–1881
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Mary P Harrison
1854–1875
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Lydia A. Harrison Jacobs
1861–1954
Flowers
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Records on Ancestry
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Rev Samuel Harrison
1860 United States Federal Census
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Rev Samuel Harrison
1870 United States Federal Census
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Rev Samuel Harrison
1880 United States Federal Census
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Rev Samuel Harrison
Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915
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Rev Samuel Harrison
U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
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