User talk:Mike Cline/Articles Under Contemplation/Moses Harris (Medal of Honor)
Moses Harris | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 6, 1839[1] Andover, New Hampshire |
| Died | June 27, 1927 (aged 87)[2] Rochester, New York |
| Buried | |
| Service/ | U.S. Army |
| Rank | Major |
| Commands held | 1st Cavalry Regiment |
| Awards | Medal of Honor |
Major Moses Harris (September 6, 1839 - June 27, 1927) was a U.S. Army cavalryman who was awarded the Medal of Honor for valor during the Civil War at Smithfield, West Virginia. Harris is most well known for being the first Acting Superintendent (1886-1889) of Yellowstone National Park during the army's administration of the park from Fort Yellowstone (1886-1918).
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- ^ "Fiddler's Green: Moses Harris".
- ^ Haines, Aubrey L. (1996). "Appendix A-Biographical". The Yellowstone Story-A History of Our First National Park. Vol. II (Second Revised ed.). Niwot, CO: University Press of Colorado. p. 463. ISBN 0-87081-391-9.