Harrison, James M.

1822 - 1864  (42 years)

• Name	Harrison, James M.
  Birth	1822	Georgia
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	HARR.J023
  _FGRAVE	132712935
  Military Service	American Civil War, Private, Company C, Moreland's Alabama Cavalry Regiment
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  Death	1864
  Burial	Body lost or destroyed, Specifically: died during the civil war
  Person ID	I50489	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Harrison, William 'Grancer - Grand Sir',   b. 1789, Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina d. May 1860, Kinston, Coffee County, Alabama (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Justice, Nancy,   b. 1787, Darlington County, South Carolina d. 27 May 1867, Kinston, Coffee County, Alabama (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F18219	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Weeks, Caroline
  Family ID	F18221	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

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• Notes

  Husband of Caroline Weeks Harrison, oldest son of William Henry Harrison Jr. (Grancer) Died in the Civil war. Caroline's death date by some researchers shows as the exact date of their last child's birthdate (Moses Haney)I do not know if this is true but the son's birth date was the last evidence I can find where she was alive. After his estate was probated ,James' eldest son Benjamin was left to fend for the children, as can be seen in the 1870 coffee county census. James M. Harison was on the roster for Co. C of Moreland's Alabama Cavalry Regiment put together in Tuscumbia Alabama (where James' brother John A. was mustered) in 1862. Capt. Moreland's unit was poorly armed and disciplined, with many men and officers A.W.O.L. when inspected by Gen. Forest in 1864. Moreland's units suffered many defeats and there is evidence of soldiers killed in action being buried in mass graves by the hundreds. The following URL provides info that James may have made it home Because it shows he was on furlough but the pay dates and the enlistment date doesn't shuck and jive http://www.archives.state.al.us/civilwar/soldier.cfm?id=84381 His children were Benjamin, William H., Harmon, Nancy A., James , Noah, Gemima, Sarah "Sallie", and Moses Haney "Buck" Harrison. The Administrator of James's estate (James D. McClean) swore under oath on Jan. 27 1869 that James died in Coffee county Alabama, if this is true, we know where he is buried.