ROLL OF HONOR
The following Florida Veteran is being honored in this project:
2nd CPL. JOSEPH HARRIS - POW
-DIED
Age at enlistment: 19
Born: abt. 1842 in South Carolina
Died: 2 May 1864 in Rock Island, IL POW Camp
Married: unknown
Final Resting Place: Rock Island POW Camp Cemetery Grave #1110.9
Children: unknown
Appears on the 1860 US Census of Hillsborough County in the household of William S. Campbell
Enlisted 6 June 1861 at Tampa for 12 mosHe
was captured 25 November 186at
Missionary Ridge and sent to Rock Island, NY POW
Camp. He survived the winter but died of
pneumonia on 2 May 1864 and was buried
in the prison
cemetery, grave #1110.9
Corporal Harris did not survive to receive a Florida Confederate Veteran's Pension.