The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-05
VOL, I2-NEW SERIES. NO. d.

I+r"i'". Ills course Tor tho next Session
was junior OCern language natural and
moral philosophy. post-craduate mathe-
H.el lics, ana post graduate Greek. Jut a
severe spell Of fever I'm the spring made
~ necessary 70 drop everything except
the natural philosophy and the .nathc-
"1u'a' on which he gained diplomas. In
tehscquenco of this interruption the third
'.sIvh hdd 10 De confined 10 what was
t''H needed for the masters degree. which
no. received June o. 1850.
ALTER graduation he taught for q W. r
y, ahe AIDcmarlo Female Institute then
lI 'hdike OF his double FIRST cousin Pro-
lessor John Hart
SPLENDID WAR RECORD
tnough eager 10 enlist earlier. he fin
''"'" out the session and then entered
"' private but soon was made n ser-
seoHt lh inc University Volunteers. a
90 COMPANY, armed with Mississippi
-44.'' ana was ordered 10 the kanawna
NSahey TO report 10 General Henry A.
" use ihis company was on detached
vice al Gauley Bridge. and with an
oin'I infantry company and some cav
~Is' uuucr colonel j. LuCius Davis COW
80 W use retreat 20 effect a junction
WIN Ioyd, ana was then assicuod to the
"'th virginia Regiment i'm this regiment
'ic company saw service and engaged In
Hhinlshes az DogwOOd Gap. Hawks Nest
ana on SeWal Mountains Sergeant Har-
IT'S was IN command Of am advanced out
post on the night that Roscncrans fell
Dack, became early aware Of some move
lnent IN the enemys camp. bat IN vain
besoueht the officer of the day 10 report
the facts 10 General Lee. The company
OF University students was subject TO q
constant drain by tho selection OF staff
oitcers from its ranks. ana in December
following, having been greatly reduced
in numbers. was d.sbanded.
In Jauuary, 1862. Mr.. Harris entered
the Southern Baptist Theological Sem
mary then at Greenvlle. $. c.. taking
along, however his knapsack and gray
suit 50 as 10 rejoin his old regiment IN
case OF trouble at Roanoke Island. y. C.,
10 which they had been ordered After
just one month of theological study came
news OF Burnsidc's landing and he AT
once procured discharge from the Semi
mary, packed his camp OUTFIT and went 10
the train, only 10 be met by the sad news
thdt the whole command on Roanoke
Island had been killed or captured. a few
hours later came accounts of the fail OF
Forts Henry and DOnelsOn. IN Tennessee,
which made IT. evident that the war was
lust begun in earnest. and ne at once
returned TO Virginia and enlisted again
as a private. but was soon promoted 10
ho first sergeant i'm a company OF Held
artillery then forming at Charlottesville.
With this eighty-gun battery he joined
General StOneWall Jackson IN the valley
can uHIgn. was with him in the bridge
incident at Port Republic and I'm the
hard fighting at Gaines Mill, and
through the Sundays fighting around
Richmond. The battery attached TO DICK
Taylors Louisiana brigade was so much
used up AT Malvern Hili that 30 was iett
behind TO recruit. and did not participate
in the Second Manassas campaign but
was in an the rest OF Jackson's battles,
and led his last advance from the rear
upon Charlottesville.
AN HONOR T'NSOUGHT.
Some weeks after this battle the first
regiment of engineer troops. Col. T. NJ X.
Talcott was organized. 10 Doe composed
of picked men from the whole army OF
Northern Virginia, ANA Sergeant Hai-
ris was hOnOrCd with an unsOught COM
mission as first Lieutenant or engineers
lie was thencefOrward incossantiy en-
gagged i'm the manifold duties of recon
nOitering, selecting routes OF march ana
lines of battle. posting troops, bridging
streams preparing ROADS, SuIrtlhtriuiii-
crossings. constructing fOrtihcatons' run
ming cOuntcrmines, ana such Ike Woi a.
and participating actively I'm battles. In
this service he was frequently in the sad
die for twonty-four hours with only such
rest as "a horse must have, ana bcrlo'a
exposure I'm battle was often target loi
sharp shooters but come through uh-
touched.
of "a party of forty soldiers and about loui
oundrcd negroes building branch line
of the r. a. II. railroad from "a point Jusl
beyond Swift creek around out on range
of the enemys guns TO point opposl,,
the upper end of Petersburg. Nlinh wv
days after this was open Tor tialns '"ii'
the evacuation and the march 10 Appo-
mattox. where ON the gth of April he was
gurrrondered and paroled.
A fact Of interest TO medical men may
he mentioned. ON this retreat lAeuteH"",
Harris was suffering with chlli7 anu
fever. and spent much OF t"ch "il'ii"'.
day I'm am ambulance sleeping Inuti l.D
.,,,,io and go ready for duty that hEht
and am the next day. At AppomattoA lle
usual chill was coming on ana ms HNA'i
nails were getting blue, Whcn lhe Hc"' ~
surrender came and soon after koh'il
n. Lee on Traveller rode slowly 10y anu
etoppod for that ever mcmoldpie t"lN
with the bronzed and tauered men VINO
Gathered around him. The excitement cl-
f.ctnallv broke up the chill and no olheI
followed.
SUBSEQUENT CAREER.
After brief visit TO wife and chhu in
Charlottesville. he went ON 10 t"' ~
homestead. desolated by TWO Nlslls ioi"
sheridan. ON his trip TO ana Ivin vac
meeting with Hampton az IreNlHiah 7,
and with his brothers and such heip az
could Doe hired picked up some uioN'n,
dovyn horses and took hold of plough ana
scvthe to make and gather crops Oh SI"in
ana hav. In the autumn of 1860 he agalh
engaged n teaching in the Alpemarie e-
In Juue '66. ho was one Of q commit
tsc from the Alumni of Richmond COL
lcco to urge upon the lapust Iehci"s
Association Of Virginia the eNpedleheF "I
reopening the institution I'D spile Oh 'ns
loss of endowment. the desolaton oI
grounds and buildings, the destruction ol
books and apparatus. and the. general
.drSuoudencv that then pcrNaued district
No l. The appeal struck "a RESPONSIVE
chord in trc hearts OF James Ihomaa.
Jr.. A. NJ PoindeXter ana oihei h'h 0'
means and influence The trustees resolE-
rd fo reoueu October !. 1866. with "a iacui-
~ of five nen-T. @. Jones. president
II n Harris T.. Puryc8r +. Harrison
and H. h. Smith. When these gentlemen
came together to divide out the necessary
work. Greek and German We're a9s'slvN
10 Professor Harris. in spite or ms pre-
ference for mathematics or TOT puySl'"l
science. mainly because no other was ~
.au willing 10 undertake the tcdchlns OF
these two languages.
In 1872 "A professor of modern languages
was elected. and Professor Harris. untl
last year gave his sole attention TO creek
cxcept for filling vacancies Tor scN'iw
wears iu pshilophy, and for TWO years
in German His record as teacher
Of Greek was marked especially by ste"ny
ana paucnt insistence upon minute ace
rurafv i'm the forms and thoroughness IN
inc elementary principles Of sNntaN.
OTHER WORK IN THE COlLhGh
Professor Harris was repeatedly IVts-
,,rer of the faculty was chairman Tor
three years from lS>5- 80 during whicn
fin,e there was a noticeable increase IN
the number OF dogree-men. lie is credlled
with having devised the system OF month
IN reports with framing unli recent
,.eare nearly ali the schedules Of rccita-