James C. Davis
James C. Davis was born around 1840 in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, probably to Elijah Davis and Sarah Moore. His father was a farmer who owned $8,000 of real estate in 1850. Davis moved to Missouri by the early 1860s, and he enlisted in the 5th Missouri Militia Cavalry on February 26, 1862. According to his service records, he was 6 feet, 1 inch tall, with brown hair and blue eyes. He eventually earned a promotion to sergeant. On September 7, 1864, he transferred to the 13th Missouri Cavalry at the rank of sergeant. He mustered out on January 11, 1866. He died sometime after 1866.
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(365)Davis, James C.1840
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Sergeant
  • Rank out: Sergeant
  • Rank highest: Sergeant
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 1

  • (4557) [writer] ~ List of Ordnance & Ordnance Stores, 8 May 1865

Places - Records: 1

  • (580) [birth] ~ Clarion County, Pennsylvania

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Regiments - Records: 2

  • (23) [enlisted] ~ 13th Missouri Cavalry
  • (25) [enlisted] ~ 5th Missouri Militia Cavalry
SOURCES

1850 United States Federal Census, available from Ancestry.com; Military Service Records for James C. Davis, available from Fold3.com.