Born in Warren, Ohio,[1] Harsh settled in Milford, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, in 1850 and then moved to the town of Stockbridge, Calumet County, Wisconsin, where he had a farm, in 1852.
Harsh enlisted in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was stationed in the commissary department in Saint Louis, Missouri.
While in the Union Army, Harsh was stricken with typhoid fever and was sent home.
During that time, Harsh served as chairman and supervisor of the Stockbridge Town Board.
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