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'''Thomas Maley Harris''' (1817–1906) was a [[physician]] and [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] general during the [[American Civil War]].
Born and raised in Harrisville, Virginia (now part of [[West Virginia]]), Harris originally set out to be a teacher, but changed career paths to study medicine. He received his medical degree from Louisville Medical College in 1843 and returned to Virginia to practice medicine until 1861, when he closed his practice when the Civil War began.<ref name=WVMD>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lQgDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA237&dq=%22thomas+maley+harris%22&ei=wGUdS8CwAqD4yASVi7T2AQ#v=onepage&q=%22thomas%20maley%20harris%22&f=false | title= West Virginia Medical Journal, Volume 1
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During the war, Harris commanded the [[10th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment]] in the [[Shenandoah Valley]], then a brigade and division during [[Philip H. Sheridan|Philip Sheridan's]] [[Valley Campaigns of 1864]].<ref name="General Thomas Maley Harris">[http://www.lindapages.com/cwar/gen-tmharris.htm General Thomas Maley Harris]</ref> He was brevetted to brigadier general for service at the [[Battle of Cedar Creek]] on October 19, 1864.<ref name="Eicher p.283">Eicher p.283</ref>
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