Jasper S. Harris (c. 1862)
10 February 2022
Private Jasper Stanford Harris of the 16th Connecticut Infantry survived combat at Antietam in 1862 and imprisonment at Andersonville in 1864 and went on to have a long, ordinary, and one hopes peaceful life. He lived 87 years and was still working his small home farm and painting the neighbor’s houses at 77 in 1920.
Here he is in a photograph probably taken shortly after he enlisted in the 16th Connecticut Infantry in late July 1862. It was contributed to his Find-a-grave memorial by Micki Dischinger.
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November 9th, 2025 at 5:21 pm
This picture was taken in 1861 when he enlisted in the 3rd (third) Connecticut, which was a three-month enlistment. You are correct that he enlisted in the 16th Connecticut in 1862, but I know of no picture from his second enlistment. My wife is his great-great granddaughter. Write me if you have questions. He survived Andersonville Prison and lived until 1929, dying at age 87.