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Andrew L. Harris Civil War Letter Regarding Battle of Chancellorsville

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Title	Andrew L. Harris Civil War Letter Regarding Battle of Chancellorsville
Subject	Military Ohio Civil War 75th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.) Harris, Andrew L. (Andrew Lintner), 1835- 1915 Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863
Place	Butler County (Ohio) Brookes Station (Virginia) Chancellorsville (Virginia) Spotsylvania county (Virginia)
Description	Andrew L. Harris wrote this letter to "friend Lough" on June 7th 1863 from Brooke's Station Virginia, the Army of Potomac's encampment after the Battle of Chancellorsville. The letter was written in response to a request for an explanation of the part that the 75th OVI (Ohio Volunteer Infantry) played in the Battle of Chancellorsville. The 75th OVI was part of the 11th Corps that was blamed for the crushing defeat of the Union Army by "Stonewall" Jackson's famous flanking maneuver. Harris places the blame for the defeat on the Union Generals who in Harris's judgment were either incompetent for not knowing what the Rebel army was planning or indifferent for not trying to defeat the plan. Harris goes on to explain how the 75th changed front and deployed for battle "with as much coolness as though on parade". The fatal wounding of the regiments Colonel Robert Riley is described in detail. Harris notes that the regiment lost one fourth of their force engaged in less than fifteen minutes of battle. Andrew L. Harris was born November 17, 1835, in Butler County, Ohio. Harris graduated from Miami University in 1860. In April 1861 he enlisted as a Private in the 20th O.V.I and was later commissioned as an officer in the 75th O.V.I. He saw active service in eighteen battles. At the battle of McDowell in Virginia he was seriously wounded and his right arm permanently disabled by gunshot. He was also wounded in the fighting at Gettysburg. At Chancellorsville, he was made colonel and commander. On January 15, 1865, he was mustered out. After the Civil War, Andrew Harris served in various public offices including the Ohio Senate, lieutenant governor under William McKinley and in the McKinley presidential administration. Andrew L. Harris was Ohio's forty-fourth governor from 1906-1909. Andrew L. Harris died in Eaton on September 13, 1915. The 75th OVI (Ohio Volunteer Infantry) was organized at Camp McLean, Cincinnati, Ohio between November 7, 1861, and January 8, 1862. The 75th OVI left Ohio for Grafton, Va. (now W. Va.) On January 28, 1862. The 75th OVI saw action at the Battle of McDowell, Va. May 8, 1862;Battle of Cross Keys, Va. June 8, 1862; Battle of Cedar Mountain, Va. August 9, 1862; Freeman's Ford, Va. August 22, 1862; and the Battle of Bull Run August 29-30, 1862. In 1863 the 75th sustained heavy casualties at the Battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. The 75th OVI moved to Morris Island, S. C., in August 1863. The 75th OVI was then ordered to Jacksonville, Fla. in February 1864. Regiment was mounted and served in the District of Florida until December 1864. Parts of the 75th OVI were mustered out October and November 1864 with the balance of the 75th OVI mustered out July 15, 1865.
Creator	Harris, Andrew L. (Andrew Lintner)
Date of Original	June 07, 1863
Collection	MSS 322 Andrew L. Harris Papers
Source	Unpublished material (archives/manuscripts); MSS 322 Andrew L Harris papers Series 1, Box 1 Folder 1 Letters 1858-1898
Format	manuscripts
Submitting Institution	Ohio Historical Society
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	Text
Date created	2010-10-19

Title	Om3428_6643000_001
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Date created	2008-12-17

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