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Birth
His bithday was on December 14 1831. -
Marrige
Susan Allstun was the wife and they were married in Hardin County, Kenctucky. -
Birth of their daughter
Absolom and Susan's first daughter Lucretia Jane -
First Son
John, wasthe first son of Absolom A Harriosn -
Second daughter
Elizabeth Frances was there second daughter of the two happiley married cupple -
Last child
Robert was the youngest out of all the childern that they had he was born in Feb 24 1861 -
Last son
Robert was there last child that they had he was born on febuary 24 1861 -
muster
We have not been mustered into the United States service yet but we expect to be today or tomorrow and as soon as we are mustered in we will get our horses and uniforms -
Lost
he was cut off from the regiment by the Rebels at Murfreesboro. and he did not know where he was or who was who he didnt know if he was going to live or be killed. -
Training
training
He started to attend the camp so he can become a solider and the camps name was Camp Anderson Jefferson County Ky care of I. O. Donnell -
homesick
he is goeting homesick and wants to come back and dosent think that he can fight a battel. -
stationed in Nashville
45 miles away from there starting point and they have to walk a 24 mile walk to Gallatin Nashville -
First Battle
His first battel aginst the rebels. The battel was in Corinth -
Camp
moved to the Tennessee River about 50 miles south of Nashville it has been raining so the captins witch is him got a store house wile the soliders sleep in the tents in 4 inches of mud and he fill bad for them. and they are expecting there to be a battle but there hasent been one yet. circa April 1862 -
War
Tennessee battleThe rebels attcked them and it was a war between the two. The rebels were about 800 strong while US did not amount to more than 600. But our boys whipped them badly, killing seventy odd and took 200 prisoners, 155 horses, 180 stand of arms and chased the balance of them 18 miles. All of the Hardin boys were in the fight except Absolom and his brother Jhon. -
Lost office
He lost his office and he is now a Colonel's Orderly and mail carrier he dosent get paid nearly as much as he did as an officer and they are still camping and no rebels have showed up yet. -
Sick
he was sick and could not fight. When he gets better he has to take something to the rebels and he is scared -
Citations
I could not post the noodle bib http://www.civilwarhome.com/harrisonlettersintro.htm
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_THKFDRmiBAs/TPWLJKqD8OI/AAAAAAAABXU/45inlTpKkio/s1600/1850s+Wedding.jpg
http://www.history.com/
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lostclans/aa_susan_bio.htm
-http://civilwarnashville.wordpress.com/2012/07/10/union-soldier/ -
Death
Absolom A HJarrison died on May 13 1914 he dide of old age.
