 After the war, Mr. Harrison returned to his father's farm and resumed his studies, then taught school for two years, and in 1869 entered the University of Virginia Law School.Upon completing law course, he opened his office in Staunton.It was said that Staunton, at that day, had the leading Bar in the State, but young Harrison, a hard student and always putting forth his best efforts, soon took a leading stand at the Bar and appeared as counsel in many important cases.