Private, Company C, "Avalanche Company," 29th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, CSA
Son of Deborah Ann and Charles Harvey Harris.
Married (1) Nancy Ann McCoy on October 26, 1864, Blount County, Alabama; (2) Elizabeth "Bettie" Coble on June 23, 1878.
Charles's father, Charles Harvey Harris, is listed in Blount County, Alabama, in the 1855 Alabama state census, but he was deceased by the 1860 federal census, when son Charles, 22, is listed in Blount County with his widowed mother Deborah, 60, and brothers James, 20, and Aaron, 15. Also in the household were 3 Johnson children: William, 5; Mary Ann, 2; and Joseph H, 4 months, all born in Alabama, and children of Bluford Johnson. The children may have been in Deborah Harris's household because their mother recently had given birth to her son, Joseph H Johnson.
Charles W. Harris enlisted September 23, 1861, at Blountsville, Blount County, Alabama. The Twenty-ninth Alabama was at Pensacola during 1862, when the troops suffered much from diseases. It lay between Pollard and Pensacola for over a year, and then went to Mobile, where it remained from July 1863 to April 1864. The regiment joined the Army of Tennessee at Resaca, where it lost about 100 killed and wounded. Its losses were heavy at New Hope, and it was "cut to pieces" at Peachtree Creek. Near Atlanta, half the regiment was killed and wounded. The Twenty-ninth then moved into Tennessee with Gen. Hood, with very heavy casualties at Franklin.
Pvt. Harris was seriously wounded by a bombshell during the war. After he returned home to Summit, Alabama, he married Nancy Ann McCoy, daughter of Rachel Edwards Daugherty and Thomas McCoy. Nancy Ann's brother, Jacob Henry "Jake" McCoy had served in Company C with Charles W Harris during the Civil War. The couple and her family moved to Pontotoc County, Mississippi.
After the birth of their fifth son in 1875, Nancy Ann died, and Charles W. moved with his children to Shelby County, Texas, in 1878. He bought acreage in the Sholar community (now Eagle Mills), and married Elizabeth "Bettie" Coble. Years later Charles W. Harris sold his land to his son Frank and moved to the Strong community, where he and Bettie lived the rest of their lives.
Siblings:
John Harvey Harris
Allie Jane Harris Fuller
Biography compiled by Sheron Smith-Savage. Charles Woodson Harris is my 2nd great grandfather.
Sources:
Winnie Savage Smith, "Charles Woodson Harris Family," History of Shelby County, Texas, Shelby County Historical Commission, 1988, p. 553.
Widow's Application for Pension, File # 18360, Shelby County, Texas.
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, National Park Service, online (accessed August 20, 2008).
"Twenty-Ninth Alabama, Infantry Regiment," Military Organizations Raised in Alabama During Civil War, online (accessed August 20, 2008).
William A. Zorn, Hold at All Hazards: The Story of the 29th Alabama Infantry Regiment, 1861–1865, Jesup, Georgia: W. A. Zorn, 1987, p. 186.
Son of Deborah Ann and Charles Harvey Harris.
Married (1) Nancy Ann McCoy on October 26, 1864, Blount County, Alabama; (2) Elizabeth "Bettie" Coble on June 23, 1878.
Charles's father, Charles Harvey Harris, is listed in Blount County, Alabama, in the 1855 Alabama state census, but he was deceased by the 1860 federal census, when son Charles, 22, is listed in Blount County with his widowed mother Deborah, 60, and brothers James, 20, and Aaron, 15. Also in the household were 3 Johnson children: William, 5; Mary Ann, 2; and Joseph H, 4 months, all born in Alabama, and children of Bluford Johnson. The children may have been in Deborah Harris's household because their mother recently had given birth to her son, Joseph H Johnson.
Charles W. Harris enlisted September 23, 1861, at Blountsville, Blount County, Alabama. The Twenty-ninth Alabama was at Pensacola during 1862, when the troops suffered much from diseases. It lay between Pollard and Pensacola for over a year, and then went to Mobile, where it remained from July 1863 to April 1864. The regiment joined the Army of Tennessee at Resaca, where it lost about 100 killed and wounded. Its losses were heavy at New Hope, and it was "cut to pieces" at Peachtree Creek. Near Atlanta, half the regiment was killed and wounded. The Twenty-ninth then moved into Tennessee with Gen. Hood, with very heavy casualties at Franklin.
Pvt. Harris was seriously wounded by a bombshell during the war. After he returned home to Summit, Alabama, he married Nancy Ann McCoy, daughter of Rachel Edwards Daugherty and Thomas McCoy. Nancy Ann's brother, Jacob Henry "Jake" McCoy had served in Company C with Charles W Harris during the Civil War. The couple and her family moved to Pontotoc County, Mississippi.
After the birth of their fifth son in 1875, Nancy Ann died, and Charles W. moved with his children to Shelby County, Texas, in 1878. He bought acreage in the Sholar community (now Eagle Mills), and married Elizabeth "Bettie" Coble. Years later Charles W. Harris sold his land to his son Frank and moved to the Strong community, where he and Bettie lived the rest of their lives.
Siblings:
John Harvey Harris
Allie Jane Harris Fuller
Biography compiled by Sheron Smith-Savage. Charles Woodson Harris is my 2nd great grandfather.
Sources:
Winnie Savage Smith, "Charles Woodson Harris Family," History of Shelby County, Texas, Shelby County Historical Commission, 1988, p. 553.
Widow's Application for Pension, File # 18360, Shelby County, Texas.
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, National Park Service, online (accessed August 20, 2008).
"Twenty-Ninth Alabama, Infantry Regiment," Military Organizations Raised in Alabama During Civil War, online (accessed August 20, 2008).
William A. Zorn, Hold at All Hazards: The Story of the 29th Alabama Infantry Regiment, 1861–1865, Jesup, Georgia: W. A. Zorn, 1987, p. 186.
Private, Company C, "Avalanche Company," 29th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, CSA
Son of Deborah Ann and Charles Harvey Harris.
Married (1) Nancy Ann McCoy on October 26, 1864, Blount County, Alabama; (2) Elizabeth "Bettie" Coble on June 23, 1878.
Charles's father, Charles Harvey Harris, is listed in Blount County, Alabama, in the 1855 Alabama state census, but he was deceased by the 1860 federal census, when son Charles, 22, is listed in Blount County with his widowed mother Deborah, 60, and brothers James, 20, and Aaron, 15. Also in the household were 3 Johnson children: William, 5; Mary Ann, 2; and Joseph H, 4 months, all born in Alabama, and children of Bluford Johnson. The children may have been in Deborah Harris's household because their mother recently had given birth to her son, Joseph H Johnson.
Charles W. Harris enlisted September 23, 1861, at Blountsville, Blount County, Alabama. The Twenty-ninth Alabama was at Pensacola during 1862, when the troops suffered much from diseases. It lay between Pollard and Pensacola for over a year, and then went to Mobile, where it remained from July 1863 to April 1864. The regiment joined the Army of Tennessee at Resaca, where it lost about 100 killed and wounded. Its losses were heavy at New Hope, and it was "cut to pieces" at Peachtree Creek. Near Atlanta, half the regiment was killed and wounded. The Twenty-ninth then moved into Tennessee with Gen. Hood, with very heavy casualties at Franklin.
Pvt. Harris was seriously wounded by a bombshell during the war. After he returned home to Summit, Alabama, he married Nancy Ann McCoy, daughter of Rachel Edwards Daugherty and Thomas McCoy. Nancy Ann's brother, Jacob Henry "Jake" McCoy had served in Company C with Charles W Harris during the Civil War. The couple and her family moved to Pontotoc County, Mississippi.
After the birth of their fifth son in 1875, Nancy Ann died, and Charles W. moved with his children to Shelby County, Texas, in 1878. He bought acreage in the Sholar community (now Eagle Mills), and married Elizabeth "Bettie" Coble. Years later Charles W. Harris sold his land to his son Frank and moved to the Strong community, where he and Bettie lived the rest of their lives.
Siblings:
John Harvey Harris
Allie Jane Harris Fuller
Biography compiled by Sheron Smith-Savage. Charles Woodson Harris is my 2nd great grandfather.
Sources:
Winnie Savage Smith, "Charles Woodson Harris Family," History of Shelby County, Texas, Shelby County Historical Commission, 1988, p. 553.
Widow's Application for Pension, File # 18360, Shelby County, Texas.
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, National Park Service, online (accessed August 20, 2008).
"Twenty-Ninth Alabama, Infantry Regiment," Military Organizations Raised in Alabama During Civil War, online (accessed August 20, 2008).
William A. Zorn, Hold at All Hazards: The Story of the 29th Alabama Infantry Regiment, 1861–1865, Jesup, Georgia: W. A. Zorn, 1987, p. 186.
Son of Deborah Ann and Charles Harvey Harris.
Married (1) Nancy Ann McCoy on October 26, 1864, Blount County, Alabama; (2) Elizabeth "Bettie" Coble on June 23, 1878.
Charles's father, Charles Harvey Harris, is listed in Blount County, Alabama, in the 1855 Alabama state census, but he was deceased by the 1860 federal census, when son Charles, 22, is listed in Blount County with his widowed mother Deborah, 60, and brothers James, 20, and Aaron, 15. Also in the household were 3 Johnson children: William, 5; Mary Ann, 2; and Joseph H, 4 months, all born in Alabama, and children of Bluford Johnson. The children may have been in Deborah Harris's household because their mother recently had given birth to her son, Joseph H Johnson.
Charles W. Harris enlisted September 23, 1861, at Blountsville, Blount County, Alabama. The Twenty-ninth Alabama was at Pensacola during 1862, when the troops suffered much from diseases. It lay between Pollard and Pensacola for over a year, and then went to Mobile, where it remained from July 1863 to April 1864. The regiment joined the Army of Tennessee at Resaca, where it lost about 100 killed and wounded. Its losses were heavy at New Hope, and it was "cut to pieces" at Peachtree Creek. Near Atlanta, half the regiment was killed and wounded. The Twenty-ninth then moved into Tennessee with Gen. Hood, with very heavy casualties at Franklin.
Pvt. Harris was seriously wounded by a bombshell during the war. After he returned home to Summit, Alabama, he married Nancy Ann McCoy, daughter of Rachel Edwards Daugherty and Thomas McCoy. Nancy Ann's brother, Jacob Henry "Jake" McCoy had served in Company C with Charles W Harris during the Civil War. The couple and her family moved to Pontotoc County, Mississippi.
After the birth of their fifth son in 1875, Nancy Ann died, and Charles W. moved with his children to Shelby County, Texas, in 1878. He bought acreage in the Sholar community (now Eagle Mills), and married Elizabeth "Bettie" Coble. Years later Charles W. Harris sold his land to his son Frank and moved to the Strong community, where he and Bettie lived the rest of their lives.
Siblings:
John Harvey Harris
Allie Jane Harris Fuller
Biography compiled by Sheron Smith-Savage. Charles Woodson Harris is my 2nd great grandfather.
Sources:
Winnie Savage Smith, "Charles Woodson Harris Family," History of Shelby County, Texas, Shelby County Historical Commission, 1988, p. 553.
Widow's Application for Pension, File # 18360, Shelby County, Texas.
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, National Park Service, online (accessed August 20, 2008).
"Twenty-Ninth Alabama, Infantry Regiment," Military Organizations Raised in Alabama During Civil War, online (accessed August 20, 2008).
William A. Zorn, Hold at All Hazards: The Story of the 29th Alabama Infantry Regiment, 1861–1865, Jesup, Georgia: W. A. Zorn, 1987, p. 186.
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