Andrew Davidson (Army surgeon) explained

Andrew Davidson
Birth Date:	1 July 1819
Birth Place:	Middlebury, Vermont
Death Place:	Lancaster, Ohio
Placeofburial:	Forest Rose Cemetery
Serviceyears:	1863
Rank:	Assistant Surgeon
Unit:	47th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Battles:	Battle of Vicksburg
Awards:	Medal of Honor

Assistant Surgeon Andrew Davidson (July 1, 1819 – June 30, 1901) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Davidson received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Vicksburg in Mississippi on 3 May 1863. He was honored with the award on 17 October 1892.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Biography

Davidson was born in Middlebury, Vermont, on 1 July 1819. He enlisted into the 47th Ohio Infantry. He died on 30 June 1901 and his remains are interred at the Forest Rose Cemetery in Ohio.^[4]

References

Book: Castel, Albert. Tom Taylor's Civil War. University Press of Kansas. 2000. Lawrence, KS.
Book: Brown, Theodore F.. Marching Through Georgia with Sherman from Atlanta to the Sea: Address Delivered at the Twenty-Third Annual Reunion of the Forty-Seventh Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry at Geo. H. Thomas Post Hall, Cincinnati September 28, 1909. Louis Mund. 1909. West Alexandria, OH . 2027/mdp.39015065336573. 301205250.
Book: Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Dyer Pub. Co.. Des Moines, IA. 1908. B01BUFJ76Q.
Book: Reid, Whitelaw. Whitelaw Reid. The History of the State During the War, and the Lives of Her Generals. Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin. Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers. I. 1868a. Cincinnati, OH. 1112. 9781154801965. 11632330.
Book: Reid, Whitelaw. Whitelaw Reid. The History of Her Regiments, and Other Military Organizations. Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin. Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers. II. 1868b. Cincinnati, OH. 1002. 9781154801965. 11632330 .
Book: Roster Commission, Ohio . Three Year's Service - 37th - 53rd Regiments-Infantry . The Werner Ptg. and Mfg. Co.. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861 - 1865. IV. 1886. Akron, OH. 846 . 181357575.
Book: Saunier, Joseph A. A History of the Forty-Seventh Regiment, Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry: Second Brigade, Second Division, Fifteenth Army Corps, Army of Tennessee. Press of the Lyle Printing Company. 1903. Hillsboro, OH.
Book: Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Edward M Kennedy, Chairman. Medal of Honor, 1863-1968 : "In the Name of the Congress of the United States". U.S. Government Printing Office. Committee print (United States. Congress), 90th Congress, 2nd session. 1968. Washington DC. 1087 . 1049691780 .
Book: War Department, U.S. . The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. U.S. Government Printing Office. Washington, DC. 1880. 857196196.

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Notes and References

Web site: Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients . 7 December 2013 . 3 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175923/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html . dead .
Web site: Andrew Davidson . 7 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131213044859/http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=148 . 2013-12-13 . live .
Web site: U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients . 7 December 2013.
Web site: Andrew Davidson is buried in Forest Rose Cemetery, Lancaster, OH 43130 . 7 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130830100827/http://civilwarfairfieldcountyohio.org/pdf/andrewdavidsonmedalofhonor.pdf . 30 August 2013 . dead .