Civil War veteran
Private, Co. B, 3rd Massachusetts Infantry
The second of five children born to John R. Davis, a Plymouth, MA rope maker, and his wife Betsey (Lucas).
Albert was a member of the Standish Guard militia in Plymouth when, as a 19 year old Baker, his regiment answered President Lincoln's call for northern states to provide troops for the defense of the Union. The Standish Guard was mustered in as the 3rd Massachusetts Infantry on May 6, 1861 and Albert saw duty in Hampton, VA as a Private in Co. B for two months until his regiment was mustered out of military service on July 22, 1861. All members of his regiment, as well as those from the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th Massachusetts militias, who responded to Lincoln's call in April 1861 were awarded special medals by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in recognition of their service during a time of great peril to the nation.
He didn't see further army service and, instead, spent the rest of the war in his hometown, where he worked as a baker and in 1870 was recorded as a marble worker. The 1900 Census lists his occupation as a baker. He was a member of the Collingwood Grand Army of the Republic Post No. 76, serving a term as Post Commander.
Albert married Nancy C. Sweeny, the daughter of John and Catherine (Collins), at Plymouth on July 25, 1865. They were the parents of two known children, Annie E., born in 1867, and Bessie, born in 1880. Annie was nine years of age when she died of "brain disease" at Searsport, ME on August 8, 1876 and, according to Plymouth death records, was interred at Vine Hills Cemetery.
His wife Nancy died in 1908 and Albert, who died 12 years later of liver disease, is buried beside her.
Note: appreciation to Diane Maguire and David Chandler for their work in compiling information on Plymouth Civil War veterans.
Private, Co. B, 3rd Massachusetts Infantry
The second of five children born to John R. Davis, a Plymouth, MA rope maker, and his wife Betsey (Lucas).
Albert was a member of the Standish Guard militia in Plymouth when, as a 19 year old Baker, his regiment answered President Lincoln's call for northern states to provide troops for the defense of the Union. The Standish Guard was mustered in as the 3rd Massachusetts Infantry on May 6, 1861 and Albert saw duty in Hampton, VA as a Private in Co. B for two months until his regiment was mustered out of military service on July 22, 1861. All members of his regiment, as well as those from the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th Massachusetts militias, who responded to Lincoln's call in April 1861 were awarded special medals by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in recognition of their service during a time of great peril to the nation.
He didn't see further army service and, instead, spent the rest of the war in his hometown, where he worked as a baker and in 1870 was recorded as a marble worker. The 1900 Census lists his occupation as a baker. He was a member of the Collingwood Grand Army of the Republic Post No. 76, serving a term as Post Commander.
Albert married Nancy C. Sweeny, the daughter of John and Catherine (Collins), at Plymouth on July 25, 1865. They were the parents of two known children, Annie E., born in 1867, and Bessie, born in 1880. Annie was nine years of age when she died of "brain disease" at Searsport, ME on August 8, 1876 and, according to Plymouth death records, was interred at Vine Hills Cemetery.
His wife Nancy died in 1908 and Albert, who died 12 years later of liver disease, is buried beside her.
Note: appreciation to Diane Maguire and David Chandler for their work in compiling information on Plymouth Civil War veterans.
Civil War veteran
Private, Co. B, 3rd Massachusetts Infantry
The second of five children born to John R. Davis, a Plymouth, MA rope maker, and his wife Betsey (Lucas).
Albert was a member of the Standish Guard militia in Plymouth when, as a 19 year old Baker, his regiment answered President Lincoln's call for northern states to provide troops for the defense of the Union. The Standish Guard was mustered in as the 3rd Massachusetts Infantry on May 6, 1861 and Albert saw duty in Hampton, VA as a Private in Co. B for two months until his regiment was mustered out of military service on July 22, 1861. All members of his regiment, as well as those from the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th Massachusetts militias, who responded to Lincoln's call in April 1861 were awarded special medals by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in recognition of their service during a time of great peril to the nation.
He didn't see further army service and, instead, spent the rest of the war in his hometown, where he worked as a baker and in 1870 was recorded as a marble worker. The 1900 Census lists his occupation as a baker. He was a member of the Collingwood Grand Army of the Republic Post No. 76, serving a term as Post Commander.
Albert married Nancy C. Sweeny, the daughter of John and Catherine (Collins), at Plymouth on July 25, 1865. They were the parents of two known children, Annie E., born in 1867, and Bessie, born in 1880. Annie was nine years of age when she died of "brain disease" at Searsport, ME on August 8, 1876 and, according to Plymouth death records, was interred at Vine Hills Cemetery.
His wife Nancy died in 1908 and Albert, who died 12 years later of liver disease, is buried beside her.
Note: appreciation to Diane Maguire and David Chandler for their work in compiling information on Plymouth Civil War veterans.
Private, Co. B, 3rd Massachusetts Infantry
The second of five children born to John R. Davis, a Plymouth, MA rope maker, and his wife Betsey (Lucas).
Albert was a member of the Standish Guard militia in Plymouth when, as a 19 year old Baker, his regiment answered President Lincoln's call for northern states to provide troops for the defense of the Union. The Standish Guard was mustered in as the 3rd Massachusetts Infantry on May 6, 1861 and Albert saw duty in Hampton, VA as a Private in Co. B for two months until his regiment was mustered out of military service on July 22, 1861. All members of his regiment, as well as those from the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th Massachusetts militias, who responded to Lincoln's call in April 1861 were awarded special medals by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in recognition of their service during a time of great peril to the nation.
He didn't see further army service and, instead, spent the rest of the war in his hometown, where he worked as a baker and in 1870 was recorded as a marble worker. The 1900 Census lists his occupation as a baker. He was a member of the Collingwood Grand Army of the Republic Post No. 76, serving a term as Post Commander.
Albert married Nancy C. Sweeny, the daughter of John and Catherine (Collins), at Plymouth on July 25, 1865. They were the parents of two known children, Annie E., born in 1867, and Bessie, born in 1880. Annie was nine years of age when she died of "brain disease" at Searsport, ME on August 8, 1876 and, according to Plymouth death records, was interred at Vine Hills Cemetery.
His wife Nancy died in 1908 and Albert, who died 12 years later of liver disease, is buried beside her.
Note: appreciation to Diane Maguire and David Chandler for their work in compiling information on Plymouth Civil War veterans.
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ALBERT E. DAVIS
1842 -- 1920
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