The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-15
DEATH OF COL. HARRISON
THE DIsTfNG UTsHED COMx<NDSR
or THE OLD s6IR yIRGiNIA
Interesting story OF Hls Military Life--E'-
cape on tho Way TO Johnson's I.ia"d'
Wounded Near Petersburg In 1864.

WILLIAMSBURG. VA. June h-spe'
csl-Tho death OF Colonel Randolph i"i-
rson took place this morning az 3 O'CLOCK
20 his horne on Palace Green. after
Hg,rng nlnoss. and hut for his spieh-
ld constitution ne would long ago nave
.lccumhcl 90 the disease. The oeee's''
was good specimen OK physical "eNe'oP
ment. and always attracted attention ~
his stately carriage. lie was porn al
Elk um. Goochiaud county. Va ara was
in The ski, fourth year OF his aSe' Ills
father Was BENJAMIN Harrison. VINO
,,srriel n Miss wills. Of Kentucky. The
e.,ht,e, If This sketch was a student Of
Nyfil.r, and Mary. After leaving here
D.. orfrfaI IefcrsOn University, at phil
sd.intis whore De graduated as a doc
for of medicine Returning TO MS mag
nifcant home 90 Xix Hin, ne preferred the
Quiet pursuits Of farmers life 10 the
Clr,s and trials OF "a professional career
ffe married Miss Elizabeth "a Williamson.
AZ This place. aud went to Goochland 10
reside. There DE lived ir that delightful
d. -. characteristic OF Wcll-tO-GO Nlr-
a.a planter IN those days. After the
u.r was over. he. with his family. came
hare 90 live. lie leaves widow and
.-Nf children some Of whom Mere pres
.t at his demise. Some live IN remote
s..0as of the county. and were unable
90 -tt here IN time.
ca sFL p IHE Rry-sixTu INFANTRY
IS soon as Virginia seeded. Colonel
Frson was among the FIRST to enlist IN
f.r efenCe. lie raised 8 company Of IN
f'-y in his native county. lie was
u II. aptain OF the company, and served
8. such through the West Virginia cam
!. ru being attached TO Wise Brigade.
lt tine reorganization Of the army IN
i, he Was elected colonel OF the Forty
sixth Virginia Regiment, OF which his
company was part. The command dld
gallant service in the fights around klch-
m.Id. IN 1863 Wise's Brigade was ordered
tD charleston, : c., and Col harrison
ryel in the Palmetto State during that
scar. and returned with the brigade IN
May 1864. On the 9th day Of June, 1871,
the deceased, While repelling an attack
oi the enemy, and at the head OF ms
d. cimcnt received wound in the neck
which necessitated his removal from tne
field. He was taken 20 his hone IN Pooch-
land and for a long time his NE was
despaired Of but by the faithful nursing
II his devoted wife, he finally recovered
As soon as able 10 20, he returned 10
his command. which was then III lie
trenches around Petersburg, at JORDAN
Farm. near the Crater On the night or
the very day upon which he returned the
ederals made an attack, and got IN tne
rear Of the works and captured Col Har-
rison and Col. Peyton Wise, and taxing
Union lines. The Colonel, thinking thal
cur men imagined them 10 be friends
and preferring 10 be killed rather man
go 10 prison. cried out: They ere Yam
KEGS shoot shoot" Fire was AT once
opened on them. and eight men fell but
tie deceased was taken on into the Fed
oral lines. and then carried North.
HIS ESCAPE FROM Tlrr CANS.
While en- route to prison, and while
passing through the streets of Baltimore.
Col. Harrison. dreadlng the horrors OF
prison. leaped from the window Of the
moving train and made good his escape.
From there he went TO Philadelphia, ana
going 10 the home Of a well-knOWn south
ern svmpathizer. got rid Of his Confed-
crate uniform. and d0nned for the first
time in several years q citizen SUIT
Your correspondent has often heard the
deceased speak of the Kindness ne re-
Ceivcd at the hands Of the people OF the
Quaker City. and WAS especially fond OF
telling Of the hospitality extended 10 nm
ana other Confederates by the noble wo-
man 10 whom reference has Just been
made Not letting we'll enough alone
chafirg under the restraints TO which, OF
course he was subjected and being anX-
ious TO get back 10 his native State 10
do battle i'm her defence ne came down
10 Baltimore. and while there was arrest
cd and taken 10 JOhnSOnS Island, where
he remained 10 the end of the war. Being
of a naturally retiring disposition. he was
averse to telling OF his own exploits, but
Il is known from the best authority that
he was a true and tried soldier. and per-
fectly fearless in the discharge of his
duties.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
evening at o'clock.