Men on the picket line were nearly frozen to death, and Colonel Harrison fixed coffee and took it to them in the middle of the night. Harrison always led the men saying "Come on, boys!"as he took the lead.

^ Jump up to: a b c d "Battle of Resaca". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved March 11, 2022.

^ Jump up to: a b c d "The Civil War". Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site. Retrieved March 11, 2022. Brigadier General Ward's brigade, of which Harrison was a part, was ordered to assault and capture this redoubt. The brigade attacked in a column formation, the 70th having the honor of leading the charge. The redoubt was heavily fortified with three infantry regiments in the rifle pits and four more regiments in the main trenches...Harrison captured the battery in hand-to-hand fighting with the gunners. Fierce fighting continued all afternoon. At nightfall, the 70th carried the four captured 121-pound Napoleon Cannons to the rear

^ "A Missed Opportunity". American Battlefield Trust. September 30, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2022. 