Civil War Records of Francis E. Harris

Service

Co. Regiment / Ship From To Residence/ Credit Occupation Notes
E 6th MVI (9 months) Corpl.; enl. Aug. 25, 1862; must. Aug. 31, 1862 must. out June 3, 1863 Acton farmer age 18
E 6th MVI (100 days) Corpl.; enl. July 8, 1864; must. July 18, 1864

must. out Oct. 27, 1864

 Acton carpenter age 21
MASSCW, 1: 413, 449

Service Record (select pages from the National Archives): x
Service Ledger (Town of Acton): pages  30-31, 32-33 (PDF)

Pension

Co. Regiment Date Filed Type App. No. Cert. No. State Beneficiary/Remarks
E 6th MVI May 5, 1897 Invalid 1 190 754 1 110 214 Mass.  

Pension File (select pages from the National Archives):  3 pages  (PDF*)

Grand Army of the Republic

Recorded as member no. 17 in the membership roster of Isaac Davis Post No. 138 G.A.R., Acton, Massachusetts (Acton Memorial Library archives, 92.2.1). 

G.A.R. Personal War Sketch

Death

Date May 4, 1913
Place Acton, Mass.
Age 69
Cause tuberculosis
Obituary Concord Enterprise, May 7, 1913
Funeral  
Burial Frank E. Harris, Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, Mass.
Survived by  

Additional Information

Francis Edwin Harris, age 11, is recorded in the 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Acton, in household (dwelling no. 37) with James and Lydia Harris  (Lainhart, 1855 and 1865 Massachusetts State Censuses for Acton: 9).

Francis E. Harris, age 16, a farm laborer, is recorded as an inhabitant of Acton in the 1860 federal census, in household of John Harris, age 56, a master carpenter, and Lydia Harris age, 53. Household also included John Blood ("1860 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com).

Francis Edward Harris, a 21 year old carpenter, is recorded in the 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Acton, in household (dwelling no. 291) with Mandana Sophia Harris and one child  (Lainhart, 1855 and 1865 Massachusetts State Censuses for Acton: 75).

The name Francis E. Harris is recorded on the Acton Memorial Library Soldiers' Tablet, "The Men of Acton Who Fought For The Union."

 

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