| Jesse T. Harris Enlisted in Company "F" of the 54th Va. Infantry in September 1861. He joined with two younger brothers, John and William. Jesse was born in 1837, At the time that he enlisted he was married and had two young daughters. One, Catherine Isabel (Kit) became my Great-grandmother.
Jesse served as Company Clerk and was in the Quartermaster Corp.
Jesse and William survived to the end of the war. John, however, died in Lexington, KY and was buried there.
After the war, Jesse and his wife, Mildred (Millie) moved to Raleigh Co., WV. There they
had several more children. They later moved to Monroe Co., WV, were they lived the remainder of their lives. They are buried in Monroe County, WV
Jesse was known to love music and barn dances. It was said he could dance the entire evening. He was a slender man with dark hair and a great sense of humor.
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