Harry Clay Davis | |
Birth Date: | 5 February 1841 |
Birth Place: | Franklin County, Ohio |
Death Place: | California |
Placeofburial: | Pomona Cemetery and Mausoleum |
Rank: | Private |
Unit: | 46th Ohio Volunteer Infantry - Company G |
Battles: | Battle of Ezra Church |
Awards: | Medal of Honor |
Private Harry Clay Davis (February 5, 1841 to July 9, 1929) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Davis received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Ezra Church in Atlanta, Georgia on 28 July 1864. He was honored with the award on 2 December 1864.[1] [2] [3]
Davis was born in Franklin County, Ohio on 5 February 1841. He enlisted into the 46th Ohio Infantry. He died on 9 July 1929 and his remains are interred at the Pomona Cemetery and Mausoleum in California.