Harnsberger, William Michael

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Class of 1856
    Full name
    William Michael Harnsberger
    Place of Birth
    Birth Date Certainty
    Exact
    Death Date Certainty
    Exact
    Gender
    Male
    Race
    White
    Sectional choice
    South
    Origins
    Slave State
    Education
    Dickinson (Carlisle College)
    Occupation
    Military
    Educator
    Military
    Confederate Army

    William Michael Harnsberger (Dickinson Chronicles)

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    William Harnsberger was born on May 23, 1835 in Port Republic, Rockingham County, Virginia. As a member of the class of 1856, “Willie” was active in the Union Philosophical Society, Phi Kappa Sigma, and Zeta Psi. His brother, Henry, had been a member of the class of 1841. After receiving his bachelor of arts degree, William returned to Virginia, where he taught until the start of the Civil War.

    Harnsberger enlisted in the Confederate States Army soon after the outbreak of the war. He was killed on September 19, 1862 in Loudoun County, Virginia.
    John Osborne and James W. Gerencser, eds., “William Michael Harnsberger,” Dickinson Chronicles, http://chronicles.dickinson.edu/encyclo/h/ed_harnsbergerW.htm.
    How to Cite This Page: "Harnsberger, William Michael," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/index.php/node/5841.