Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-15
COL. RAN HARRISON.
he PASSES AWAY AFTER A LONG
ILLNESS IN HIS GATH YEAR.
usa Gallant CAscer ~ y Captain In. and
Afterward Colonel Of the l0th Virginia
Regimcnt-Funcral To-Day.

WILLIAMSBURG. VA. June N.-tSpe-
ciai. )--colonel Randolph Harrison died at
an early hour this morning. after an i'll
ness lasting many weeks Deceased was
In the 9th year OF his age. He retained
his consciousness up TO the last. AZ MS
bedside during his last moments were MS
faithful and devoted wife. who mas
scarcely left him during his long illness:
his son. Mr.. Henningham Harrison OF
Caperton. w. Va, and his son-in-la"' Mr.
Hartwell Macon.
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
Colonel Harrison was splendid speci-
men of physical development. and never
failed to attract attention when he APP
peared on the streets He was porn at
Elk Hill. In Goochiand county, ana was
the son OF Randolph Harrison. VINO mar
ricd Miss Wells. Of Kentucky, anu
brother of the late Julian HARRISON
cousin of ex-President Benjamin Harrl-
son. and the late Carter Harrison. Mayor
of Chicago. From Elk Hill Colonel mar
rIsou. with his family, removed here soon
after the war. Colonel Harrison was
student of William and Mary, and gra1u-
ate of the medical department OF inc
Jefferson University. OF Philadelphia he
married Miss Elizabeth Williamson, OF
this place, and he leaves a wife and elght
chiIdren-six boys and two girls.
when the State seeded Colonel Harri-
son was among the first TO enlist In her
defence. and raised a company or IN
fantry in his county CGoochland) OF which
no was elected captain, and served
through the West Virginia campaign. De-
ing attached to Wise's Brigade. When
the army was reorganized In 1852. he was
elected colonel of the Forty-s'xth Nir-
e,inia Regiment, OF which his OLD COM
many was part. This regiment nin gar
liant service In the fights around i'ch-
rond. In 1868 Wise's Brigade was OF
dered to Charleston, s. C., ana CoIonei
Harrison served in the Palmetto S'a.e
during that year and returned with the
hr,gade in Nav. 1864 On the 9th day Of
June. 1864. the deceased while repelling an
attack of the enemy at the head OF ms
regiment received a wound In the neck
which necessitated his removal from the
6eld He was taken to his home In GCoch-
land. and for a long time ms Ire was
desoaired of. but by the faithful nuraing
of his devoted wife he recovered.
IN THE TRENCHES.
As soon as able TO go he returned 10
tho command which was then IN tne
trenches around Petersburg, at JORDAN ;
farm near the Crater On the night OF
tho very day upon which he returned
the Federals made an attack, ana got III
rear Of the works. and captured CORONER
Harrison and Northumberland Peytoh
Wise. and, taking them over the WORKS
started back 10 the Union lines The
Colonel thinking that they were our men,
imagined them 70 he friends and, pre-
fcrring to be killed rather than go 10
prison. cried out: ''They are Yankees.
Shoot" Fire was at once opened anu
some fell. but the deceased was taken on
into the Federal lines. and carried north'
ESCAPED.
While en- route to prison. and while
passing through the streets OF Baltimore
Colonel Harrison, drea1ing the horrors
OF prison life leaped from the WINDOW OF
the moving train, and made good MS es
cane. He then went to Philadelphia, ana
going TO the homo OF a well-known south
ern sympathizer got rid OF his Cohieue-
rate uniform, and donned for the frst
time for several years cltizen $ SUIT
The writer has often heard him speak
of the Kindness he received at the hands
OF the people Of the Quaker cry. COLO
mel Harrison was anxious to come PACK
to his native State and do battle IN her
defence He returned to Baltimore ana
while there was arrested and taken \"
Johnston's Island, where he remained
until the end Of the war.
FUNERAL TO-DAY.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
evening at 6 o'clock from the Episcopal
church, and the interment will be IN
the Gault lot. in the church-yard. Mr..
Carter Harrison and Mr.. W. q. Harrison,
sons of the deceased. arrived few days
ago.