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.…
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William Thomas Townsend, jr. of Rich
Sometime after the Civil War, Captain Joseph Franklin Townsend and Colonel Hemingway bought a plantation overlooking the Yazoo Pass which they named “Bonita.” Using convict labor, the men cultivated Bonita…
