This September, Encyclopedia Virginia invites you to make a gift to support the inclusive story of Virginia.Support Encyclopedia VirginiaMEDIA Show Media Credit: Gregory HarrisOriginal Author: UnknownCreated: February 2, 1868Medium: Photographic copy of a daguerreotypeJ. D. HarrisJ. D. Harris, an African American physician, is the subject of this photographic copy of a daguerreotype made on February 2, 1868, at Fort Monroe. Harris was then serving as the acting assistant surgeon at the Freedmen's Bureau hospital there. FEATURED INJ. D. Harris (ca. 1833–1884)