Henry Thomas Harrison

Henry Thomas Harrison
BornApril 23, 1832
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
DiedOctober 28, 1923(1923-10-28) (aged 91)
Covington, Kentucky, United States
Occupation(s)Spy, detective, prospector
Known forSpying for the Confederate States of America
SpouseLaura Broders
Military career
AllegianceConfederate States
Service / branchConfederate States Army
Unit12th Mississippi Infantry
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War

Henry Thomas Harrison (April 23, 1832 – October 28, 1923) was a spy for Confederate Lieutenant General James Longstreet during the American Civil War. He is best known for the information he gave Longstreet and General Robert E. Lee in the Gettysburg Campaign, which resulted in Lee converging on Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, thus causing the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863.