February 18, 1874 James H. Harris was awarded the Medal of Honor, America’s highest military decoration, for his actions during the Civil War. Harris was born in 1828 in Saint Mary’s County, Maryland. He worked as a farmer before enlisting in the Union Army in 1864 as a private in Company B of the 38th […]
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James H. Harris – February 18th in African American History
By Chimsima Zuhri on February 18, 2013 in African American History, February, Military
Tags: Medal of Honor
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