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John Harris
Cenotaph

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John Harris Famous memorial Veteran

Birth
East Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
12 May 1864 (aged 74)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Cenotaph
Malvern, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Civil War United States Marine Corps Officer. Commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps in 1814, he served as a Marine officer for 50 years. Commandant of the Marine Corps with the rank of Colonel from 1859 until his death in 1864, he oversaw the deployment of Marines during the first three years of the Civil War.

Actual burial here
Civil War United States Marine Corps Officer. Commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps in 1814, he served as a Marine officer for 50 years. Commandant of the Marine Corps with the rank of Colonel from 1859 until his death in 1864, he oversaw the deployment of Marines during the first three years of the Civil War.

Actual burial here


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Dan Oh
  • Added: Jul 2, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38999531/john-harris: accessed ), memorial page for John Harris (20 May 1789–12 May 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38999531, citing Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Malvern, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.