Joseph Davis (Medal of Honor) explained

Joseph Davis
Birth Date:	22 May 1838
Birth Place:	Monmouthshire, Wales
Death Place:	East Palestine, Ohio
Placeofburial:	Boatman Memorial Cemetery
Rank:	Corporal
Unit:	104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment - Company C
Battles:	Second Battle of Franklin
Awards:	Medal of Honor

Corporal Joseph Davis (born May 22, 1838) 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 Second Battle of Franklin in Tennessee on November 30, 1864. He was honored with the award on February 4, 1865.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Biography

Davis was born in Monmouthshire, Wales on May 22, 1838. He enlisted in the 104th Ohio Infantry. His remains are interred at the Boatman Memorial Cemetery in Ohio.

References

Book: Bentley, William Garrigues. Barbara Bentley Smith. Nina Bentley Baker. Burning Rails As We Pleased: The Civil War Letters of William Garrigues Bentley, 104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. McFarland & Company. 2004. Jefferson, NC. 226. en. 9780786416592. 53183450.
Book: Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Dyer Pub. Co.. Des Moines, IA. 1908. B01BUFJ76Q.
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Book: Keefer, Bradley S.. They Stood to Their Guns: the 104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War. Kent State University. 1984. Kent, OH. 224. en. 11253729.
Book: Ohio Roster Commission . 87th - 108th Regiments-Infantry . The Ohio Valley Press . Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861 - 1865. VII. 1888. Cincinnati, OH. 814 . 2027/uiug.30112047586034?urlappend=%3Bseq=559 . 633556.
Book: Pinney, Nelson A.. History of the 104th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry from 1862 to 1865 . Werner & Lohmann. 1886. Akron, OH. 148 . en. 2027/loc.ark:/13960/t6vx0kk1n?urlappend=%3Bseq=8 . 39785111 .
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. 1868. Cincinnati, OH. 1002. 9781154801965. 11632330.
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: U.S. War Department. 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.
Web site: Sightline Media Group. 2020. Hall of Valor: The Military Medals Database. The Hall of Valor Project. 19 May 2020. .
Web site: VCOnline . 2020 . MOHs - victoriacross . THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE VICTORIA & GEORGE CROSS . 2 May 2020 . . 3 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200503163659/http://www.vconline.org.uk/mohs/4589918581 . dead .
Web site: CMOHS. CMOHS.org - Official Website of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Congressional Medal of Honor Society. 2014. 19 August 2014. .
Web site: The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation. Home - The National Medal of Honor Museum The National Medal of Honor Museum. The National Medal of Honor Museum. 2020. 19 May 2020. .

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients . 7 December 2013.
Web site: Joseph Davis . 7 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131213070632/http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=2057 . 13 December 2013 . live .
Web site: U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients . 7 December 2013.