The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-02-13
HAD PRACTICED
MEDICINE HERE
HALF CENTURY
COLUMBIA LOSES BELOVED AND
HoNoRED CITIZEN IN DEATH
DR.. WIN. 3. HARRISON.
FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON
Deceased Served Throughout the War
Between the States With Honor to
His Country and to ftimseIf.-Is
Survived BY His Wife.

In the death of Dr.. William b. Har
ilson. which occurred at 1880 O'CLOCK
/ Thursday afternoon at his home il
West End, Columbia lost one of hel
Oldest and most respected citizens.
Dr.. Harrison was born in Bucklng
ham county, Virginia. on July II
1881, and came to Columbia i'm 1916
being the eldest child Of the late Ben
jamin HARRISON who located in Colum.
bia in that year.
DR.. Harrison was a student of the
late DR.. Hays, and q graduate of the
Louisville Medical College, and after
graduating he located in Memphis,
where during the yellow fever epidem-
ic Of that period he stood at his post
of duty, faithful and true.
When the call to arms was sound
cd in 1861 he responded Immediately,
and served throughout the four years
Of bloody conflict In 1861 and dur
ing the early part of 1862 he was a
surgeon in ,Oyerton Hospital at Mem
phis. On August IA, 1862. he receiv.
ed his commission as surgeon with
rank of Major from the War Depart
ment at Richmond Virginia, and
served as surgeon in Buckners Divi
sional Hospital at Graysville, Ga. In
the early fall of 1862 he established
and took charge of the Breckenridge
Divisional Hospital at Tul!ahoma
Tenn, remaining there until May
1868, when the, hospital was removed
to Jackson. Miss, tand DR.. Harrison
was ordered to report to Major Gen
eral s. G. French as Chief Surgeon of
his division, and remained on his
staff for nearly two years through the
campaigns of Mississippi and Geor-
gia to Loveioy Station, and until after
the fall of Atlanta He then report
ed to General Adams at Talledega
Ala, as Chief Surgeon of the Dis.
trict of Alabama, and remained on his
staff until the close of the war.
After the close of the war DR..
Harrison became charter member
of Leonidas Polk Bivouac No. 3, and
at the time of his death was mem
Der of the Bivouac and Camp Trous-
dale No. 1875.
In February 1866 he was married
to Miss Matte Peasants of Marion,
Alabama, and for some time they re-
sided in Memphis, but they later re-
moved to Columbia where DR.. Harri.
son had been practicing his profes
sion for more than half century.
During the year 1878 DR.. Harrison
was married to Miss Ella A, Plea
SAINTS, who survives him, and between
whom the devotion of years was very
beautiful
Early in life DR. Harrison professed
religion at a meeting held by Rev.
Phillip Nicely in the Methodist
Church of this city, but while resi-
dent Of Memphis joined the Episce
pal church, his boyhood friend, DR..
Collins being the rector of the church
CT his choice. His INSTALLING faith
and trust in the Savior was an in
spiration to all who came in contact
with him.
DR.. Harrison was also a member
of the Masonic order, being knight
Templar. He leaves no children, but
several nieces and nephews who were
devoted to him survive.
The funeral was conducted this aft
ernoon at st. Peters Episcopal
Church, and was largely attended by
many Borrowing friends of the de-
ceased.