Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-18
From tie Charleston Mercury Of the l2h.1
TIE LATE COLONEL DAVID NJ HARRIS.

Oar readers have already been info med that this in
tr, p aud most valuable ficer Is no more. He fell
moi urol ihe Ii Of blood and glory where he has 60
of en- batl in the no loved, bat died quietly
the victim OF the dread fever, which, sra ger as be
was he maniu confronted here, whilst in the service
Of bis country HIS funeral services took place yeser
day morning, at s Paul's Ctu'ch, aud sl.hough oil
those and dear to him by knshp no; one was
sent the sorrosu faces Of the large concourse that
gathered around his bier showed the profound respect
and secionse Iegsrd in which the deceased was hld
even amongst hose Who had known bu. for sea- on
colonel Harris was Vrgioian. he was born in
Gocchland county in 1918 and was Consequently in his
dy at year. At the &c Of sixteen be entered West
Point as Cadet snd era uated there four years later
with dis irguished honor He serred for briei p,rod,
eutenant ia the FIRST Uaited ae, Artillery, and
then arpp med Professor Of luce ing at West
Point. Blu, military lilo seems not to hsvs been his
preference for in ths third year after his graduation,
he rssgned bis oommss and ihencsfcrh led the life
Of quiet VrgiI planter, until twenty years after.
wards at the call Of his Sste he again rded on bis
sword in her defence. portion of this long interval
he spent abroad, chrtfy in Z gisnc; bat for the re
msiaoer, lie devoted mie dmo.e 20 pl inting hs
favorite pursuit.; and bis abundaat Attest the
tact and intel igence which guided hi, labors.
In the Fl st DAYS OF alarm and dis rust along the bor
der accompanied by BIZ friend and negboor, the late
moral Cooke, Colonel Hirris paired ~ FiraI then
the repd zvous IF the uhern forces gathering along
tain and Chief Engineer upon the staff Of General
Bsauregard OF his b1lsnt and varied services since
tina. time, we give but a meegro sketch. During
the c2nIec.ion OF General B auregard with the Army
Of NJrhern Vifgni, Colonel Hirris constructed all
the Ids works required for the defence Of the troops
Afterwards, going West with hs Chief, be fortified
I,lard Number Ten, Fort Pll,~, VIck,burg aud many
other minor plint.. While neral B aung .rd was
rsetng, in forced irac,ivily at Bladcn Springs, ~
Colonel scc mpanisd General Bragg in the memorable
Ken'ucky campaiga. l. was Just after the return Of
Bragg tta General Beslregaid, aud with him his Chief
Engineer. Q ordered to Charleston OF the sail an
indie aigable energy which The latter brought to bear
upon the works OF engineering sceDc, which we're to
io,ect C6arlss:on readers must be well aware
Toe grim bstlements Of Fort Sumter, asd tho splendid
series Of !bworks sn vans land, sasd. to day
monuments of the zeal and Judgment Of him whoee
m ~ VIC yca:ercay o)nsign, to the tomb.
With the m r, r. ce Il &C ievsments o. the Gosessed
near PetersbuIg We lees familiar; bot they were
src as 8 III furGuer to rc the admiral aud
gsrded him. Step by sop hs had risen through The
hard-won grades Of Major, Lieu enan. OaIoneI, and
Colonel OF EGG neeIs aud theie Is reason TO b,leve
that his death cuTei lst in tine 20 rob him If hi
higher Loco's snd "a )nsibi ides
Seldom, in he o>,r OF this proiT csd aud merci.
ess war; has the Confederac with ljss
in the fall Of man. lie iioj, In singua degree,
al! the qualities which nder fBc valuable to
1uuiry aud dear to his men. Wsry yet fearless as
lien,-gen,Ie in m,nner, Ut endowed With II raord-
Nay tel sc Of purpose-fuy YER ei in all the theo
RES Ct nil tary ecsnse yet never tpasnisg the sugges
tio1s OF praetic good senee-a nan ~ word, Yet
alsays speaking 10 the point, OF u bemthe ia ty
IN sac { I'D, hb nll, m dast 10 ult mi ,
bim ell b Lived end no ed "heever be went.
Gus, dss;deiio ii. pu or au mcdis
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