Person:Harry Hays (4)

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Maj. Gen. Harry Thompson Hays
m. Bef 1817
  1. William C HaysAbt 1817 - 1845
  2. Col. John Coffee "Jack" Hays1817 - 1883
  3. Mary Ann Hays1818 - 1849
  4. Maj. Gen. Harry Thompson Hays1820 - 1876
  5. Rachel Jane Hays1827 - 1849
Facts and Events
Name Maj. Gen. Harry Thompson Hays
Alt Name Harry T. Hays
Gender Male
Birth? 14 Apr 1820 Wilson, Tennessee, United States
Death? 21 Aug 1876 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
References
  1.   Harry T. Hays, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   Harry Thompson Hays, in Find A Grave.

    Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. In 1861, he entered the Confederate Army as Colonel of the 7th Louisiana Infantry. He led the 7th Louisiana in the Battle of Bull Run, the Shenandoah Campaign and was promoted Brigadier General in July 1862. Assigned command of the 1st Louisiana Brigade, he fought at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and at Gettysburg in July 1863. At the Battle of Spotsylania, he was wounded by a shell fragment and after his recovery, was transferred to the Trans- Mississippi for the remainder of the war. After the war, he served as Sheriff of Orleans Parish, Louisiana. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)

  3.   Harry Thompson Hays, in Website: Louisiana Notables.