The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-16
CHANCE LELAND HARRIS
Eastern Papers Give Additional
Information About Him.
HAD A GOOD WAR RECORD
Served in the Army of the Potomac
From Antietam to the Surrender
Was in Southern Prisons Three
Times and Escaped Once.

Newspapers from the East give the
people of Butte much information about
Chance Harris which they never knew,
although he has had hundreds of close
friends here for quarter of a century.
They set at rest the dispute as to his
age, which is given at his old home as
lacking six months of 81 years.
The Rochester, n. Y, Democrat and
Chronicle, after telling of the death,
says:
Sergeant Chance L. Harris was born
July 4, 1871, in West Greece. When the
call came for volunteers at the time
when this country was disturbed by
war, he enlisted in Capt. Frank i.
Pierces Company F. which became d
part of the One Hundred and Eighth
regiment, New York volunteers, and
went to the front Aug. IS, 1862, having
just become of age. Harris participated
in nearly all Of the battles in which the
Army of the Potomac was engaged
from Antietam to Appomattox. He was
captured three times, having been sent
to Libby prison twice and Anderson
vile once. He once effected his escape
from Libby prison, but was recaptured
by the use of bloodhounds. lie returned
to Rochester after the war, but soon
afterward removed to Montana. He had
an honorable war record and was we'll
known throughout the country as a
newspaper correspondent of considerable
ability. The deceased was a brother Of
the late George IL. Harris one of Roch-
esters most prominent citizens, who
died four years ago. Sergeant Harris is
survived by one brother, Albert NJ. Har-
ris of Detroit, Mich, and three nieces,
all of whom live in this city
The Detroit, Mich, Free Press says:
Word was received in Detroit yester-
day that Clancy Leland Harris,
sy.fA To-, III
Butte, Mont. The deceased lived in this
city for three years after the close of the
war and has since been q resident OF
Butte, going there when that town con-
sisted of few log houses. Mr. Harris
was civil engineer and was one of the
surveying force in laying out the line
of the Northern Pacific. He devoted Il
great deal of his time to newspaper
work. being editor of a mining paper
and furnishing Western correspondence
to Chicago and other Eastern papers.
writing under the pen name Of Chance
Mr.. Harris served throughout the
war in Company T., One Hundred and
Eighth New York. enlisting a Roch@5-
ter. He was a prisoner at Belle Isle
and at Libby; was transferred to Sails
bury and was one of the famous saVen
that made the long tunnel A remark
able incident in the imprisonment was
that he was for six months the private
secretary of the infamous Writ, his
identity being 'butter-cupped' in some
way SO that the Southern officer fancied
he was selecting confederate. Mr..
Harris, in his capacity of secretary, had
much to do with the paroling Of prisun-
ers. and one day when he accompanied
a batch to the boat he decided to make
the trip himself and thus made his way
into the union lines. He was Immediate
ly detailed TO assist in the transfer Of
captured men that was constantly going
on and remained IN thai line Of duty
until he was mustered out.
MIR. Harris was born at Rochester,
n. y. and was s. years of age. He
WAS unmarried