Summary Report, 1873, Disallowed Claim of Eli Harris

Summary Report, 1873, Disallowed Claim of Eli Harris

Remarks by the Southern Claims Commission in response to the disallowed claim of Crawford Stevens. This claim was disallowed because the claimant was unable to prove his loyalty to the Union.

Commissioner of Southern Claims

Eli Harris (Chatham Co., North Carolina) claim, no. 9894. Barred and Disallowed Case Files, Southern Claims Commission, 1871-1880. Records of the House of Representatives, Record Group 233. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.

King, Stefanie

Document

Chatham County, NC

Report

"When claimant found he had to go into the service in 1863 he volunteered in a horse Company so as to keep out of the Infantry and continued with Rebel Service over a year.

This service was inconsistent with loyal adherence to the cause of Union and the government of the United States and we therefore reject the claim."