Dr. Raymond B. Harris was born in Bryan County, Georgia, the son of Dr. Raymond Harris. He graduated from Savannah Medical College in 1859. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted as an Assistant Surgeon and was assigned to the First Georgia Hospital in Richmond, Virginia, where he served only a few months. He was later assigned to Co. B, 18th Battalion Georgia Volunteers, and then to the 57th Regiment Georgia Volunteers, where he served until the end of the War. After the war he practiced medicine for a few years in Liberty County, and in Darien, Georgia. He came to Savannah in 1884 and practiced medicine here until his death.
From the description of Raymond B. Harris military records, 1861-1865. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 82368293
