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David Bullock Harris
David Bullock Harris (September 28, 1814  – October 10, 1864) was a Colonel in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War (Civil War). Harris served as an engineer, mostly under the command of General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard. Harris planned and constructed the defenses of Centreville, Virginia, Fort Pillow, Island Number Ten, Vicksburg, Mississippi, Charleston, South Carolina and Petersburg, Virginia in the siege of that city's opening phase. Harris died of yellow fever at
Summerville, South Carolina on October 10, 1864.
Early life.
David Bullock Harris was born at Frederick's Hall (now spelled Fredericks Hall) in Louisa County, Virginia on September 28, 1814 and grew up at Gardner's Crossroads (Gardners Crossroads) in Louisa County. His parents were Frederick and Catherine Snelson (Smith) Harris. Frederick Harris was a U.S. Army captain during the War of 1812 and later was president of the Louisa Railroad, which became the Virginia Central Railroad.
David B. Harris graduated