Tag: Rich Cemetery

  • Forgotten Heroes at Rich: Richard Harris and Henry Lucas

    Forgotten Heroes at Rich: Richard Harris and Henry Lucas

    Richard Harris joined Company I of the 3rd Regiment U.S. Colored Cavalry on January 6, 1865 at Vicksburg.  He was enrolled the following day for 3 years or the war. On his enrollment papers, he listed his age as 30 and height as 5’9.  Harris was born in Crawford, Georgia as a slave before moving…