James E. Harrison

James E. Harrison
James Edward Harrison
Born(1815-04-24)April 24, 1815
Greenville District, South Carolina
DiedFebruary 23, 1875(1875-02-23) (aged 59)
Waco, Texas
Buried
Waco, Texas
AllegianceConfederate States of America Confederate States of America
Service/branch Confederate States Army
Years of service1861–1865
RankBrigadier General, CSA
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

James Edward Harrison (April 24, 1815 – February 23, 1875) was a Confederate States Army brigadier general during the American Civil War. He served in the Trans-Mississippi Department and fought in campaigns in Louisiana. Before the war, he was a two-term Mississippi state senator before moving to Texas in 1857. After the war, he was a trustee of Baylor University.