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John Harrison has been gathered from </div> <div>  the National Archives and Dorothy Harrison Skilling, </div> <div> submitted by his G-G-Grandson, Michael Backauskas</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id233.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sgt.J.Harrison"><U><IMG SRC="60e85c80.jpg" border=0 width="133" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>John J. Harrison, Sergeant </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Co. D, 114th Regiment Volunteer Ohio Infantry </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Enlisted August 13, 1862 - Died June 11, 1863 </B></I></div> <bR> <div> John J. Harrison, born in 1824 near the town of White Oak in Fayette County, Ohio, was a farmer, the son of Ohio state legislator Batteal Harrison, who had served as a junior officer in William Henry Harrison's old northwest campaign in the War of 1812, and the grandson of Kentucky state representative Benjamin Harrison, who had been a Captain of Virginia Continental Line and a militia Colonel for Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, in the Revolutionary War. </div> <div>      John married Cynthia M. Shuffleberger on September 15, 1850. They had five children, Scott, Mary Elizabeth, Benjamin, Floyd and Everett. On August 13, 1862, when John was 37 years old, he enlisted in Company D of the 114th Regiment of Ohio Infantry Volunteers. He was mustered into service as a corporal on September 9 to serve three years and paid a bounty of $25. His brother, Captain Scott Harrison, commanded Company D. </div> <div>      From December 20, the 114th Ohio participated in Sherman's expedition from Memphis, Tennessee to the Yazoo River and the campaign against Vicksburg, Mississippi, seeing action at Chickasaw Bayou and assaulting Chickasaw Bluffs. On January 3, 1863 the 114th continued to Arkansas Post, Arkansas, assaulting and capturing Fort Hindeman, moving on to Young's Point, Louisiana. John was promoted to fourth sergeant on February 28, seeing operations about Milliken's Bend and New Carthage. 33,000 Union soldiers traversed downstream on the Louisiana side of the Mississippi River. The terrain was swampy, with a tangle of bayous and lakes in the way. John contracted chronic camp diarrhea while in service. He was sick in hospital at Perkins Plantation, Louisiana, April 25, then left behind at Raymond, Mississippi on May 16 while the company marched away. He had one knapsack, one haversack and one canteen with him. The place was taken by the enemy May 22 and John was captured in poor health.  John died a prisoner of war at Augusta, Georgia on June 11, 1863, of disease unknown. He rests in the Marietta National Cemetery, Marietta, Georgia, section E, grave number 6523. His widow Cynthia was paid a pension of $8 per month and an additional sum of $2 per month for each child until 16 years of age. The pension was raised to $12 per month March 19, 1886. Cynthia died June 7, 1910. </div> <bR> <div> (There is conflicting information in the pension records as to the place of death, Augusta or Atlanta. Atlanta seemed more likely to me at first because the Marietta cemetery is much closer to Atlanta. However, the prison in Augusta was more extensive and therefore more likely. Also, a comrade in Co. D testified that it was Augusta in the pension record.) </div> <bR> <div>      I got most of this information from the National Archives and my aunt, Dorothy Harrison Skilling, who is the family genealogist. We really no longer have any oral family tradition about him. We originally thought Capt. Scott Harrison was a cousin, until we found documentation that he was Sgt. John Harrison's brother. I still think it strange that Scott would talk his brother into leaving five children to go to war. The patriotism must have run high. </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>Michael Backauskas</I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="diary_of_a_union_soldier__elias_d__moore_114th_ohio_volunteer_infantrydiary_of_a.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="114th OVI History"><U>114th OVI History</U></A>   <A HREF="id208.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Roster"><U>Roster</U></A>   <A HREF="id196.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Battles"><U>Battles</U></A>    <A HREF="diary_of_a_union_soldier__elias_d__moore_114th_ohio_volunteer_infantry4c.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pictures"><U>Pictures</U></A>    <A HREF="id169.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Roll of Honor"><U>Roll of Honor</U></A>    </div> <div> <A HREF="id139.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vicksburg File"><U>Vicksburg Documents</U></A>       <A HREF="id184.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Letters Home"><U>Letters Home</U></A>      <A HREF="id200.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Descendants"><U>114th Descendants</U></A>   </div> <div> <A HREF="id149.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Obituary"><U>Obituary</U></A>    <A HREF="diary_of_a_union_soldier__elias_d__moore_114th_ohio_volunteer_infantry76.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Accolades"><U>Accolades</U></A>   <A HREF="id120.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hard Tack "><U>Hard Tack</U></A>   <A HREF="diary_of_a_union_soldier__elias_d__moore_114th_ohio_volunteer_infantry4d.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bugle Calls"><U>Bugle Calls</U></A>   <A HREF="diary_of_a_union_soldier__elias_d__moore_114th_ohio_volunteer_infantry.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>Related Links</U></A> </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="They Were the 114th O.V.I."><U><IMG SRC="0781e240.png" border=0 width="30" height="36" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div>   <A HREF="http://www.toolzone.com/isuite/bin/regsign.cgi?UID=TZ096430&APPID=GuestSign&LANG=english"> Sign my Guestbook </A> --- <A HREF="http://www.toolzone.com/isuite/bin/registry.cgi?UID=TZ096430&APPID=GuestSign&LANG=english"> View my Guestbook </A>  </div> <div>   <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://pub15.bravenet.com/counter/code.php?id=176950&usernum=1214804337&cpv=2"></script>   </div> </td> </tr></table></body>