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George Fisher Harrison

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George Fisher Harrison

Birth
Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Death
20 Feb 1897 (aged 75)
Goochland County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Goochland County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Captain, Company A, (Mosby's) 43rd Regiment Partisan Cavalry, Dept. of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Residence: Goochland County, VA.
Enlisted for 12 months' service on 5/10/1861 in Goochland County, VA., he was Commissioned on 6/2/1861 as Captain, Harrison's Company, 4th Virginia Cavalry. (This company subsequently became Company F, 4th Virginia Calvary.)
Resigned commission 8/31/1861. Commanding officer recommended him for any capacity where his talents might be best put to further use.
Enlisted (date not known; but after early 1864), he was mustered into Company (not listed), Mosby's 43rd Battalion Virginia Partisan Cavalry.

Mosby's Cavalry Regiment, formerly the 43rd Battalion, was organized in December, 1864. The battalion was formed in June, 1863, with five companies, later increased to eight. The unit served behind Federal lines in Northern Virginia and was the most effective command of its kind. The enemy forces were never safe and the area became known as "Mosby's Confederacy".
Captain, Company A, (Mosby's) 43rd Regiment Partisan Cavalry, Dept. of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Residence: Goochland County, VA.
Enlisted for 12 months' service on 5/10/1861 in Goochland County, VA., he was Commissioned on 6/2/1861 as Captain, Harrison's Company, 4th Virginia Cavalry. (This company subsequently became Company F, 4th Virginia Calvary.)
Resigned commission 8/31/1861. Commanding officer recommended him for any capacity where his talents might be best put to further use.
Enlisted (date not known; but after early 1864), he was mustered into Company (not listed), Mosby's 43rd Battalion Virginia Partisan Cavalry.

Mosby's Cavalry Regiment, formerly the 43rd Battalion, was organized in December, 1864. The battalion was formed in June, 1863, with five companies, later increased to eight. The unit served behind Federal lines in Northern Virginia and was the most effective command of its kind. The enemy forces were never safe and the area became known as "Mosby's Confederacy".

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