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Charles Harrison (1740 – 12 December 1793) was born into the noted Harrison family of Virginia. His brother was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and his nephew William Henry Harrison later became president. At the beginning of the American Revolutionary War he became lieutenant in a company of artillery from Virginia. When the state expanded its small artillery battalion into a regiment in November 1776, Harrison was appointed commander with the rank of colonel. Initially named Harrison's Continental Artillery Regiment, the unit was renamed the 1st Continental Artillery Regiment in August 1779. He joined George Washington's main army in time to fight at Monmouth. In 1780 he led his gunners at Camden and the following year he commanded Nathanael Greene's artillery at Hobkirk's Hill.

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Born	1740 Charles City, Virginia
Died	12 December 1793 (aged 53)
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Benjamin Harrison IV · Father · 1700-1745 · Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses edit info

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Benjamin Harrison V · Brother · 1726-1791 · American Founding Father, planter, and merchant edit info

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