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Michael Huffststler Davis

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Michael Huffststler Davis Veteran

Birth
Death
21 Feb 1918 (aged 73)
Burial
Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Michael Huffstetler Davis, Lincolnton, (specifically Laboratory) NC, Civil War Company D, 71st NCT, Junior Reserves, 2nd Regiment, CSA. Michael Huffstetler Davis, of Laboratory, NC, served NC during the War Between the States as a Private in Company D, 71st NCT, Junior Reserves, 2nd Regiment, serving under, among others, Gen. Robert F. Hoke and Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. Originally enlisting at age 14, Mike Davis was 16 years and 3 months of age when he returned home to Laboratory after General Joseph E. Johnston surrendered his troops at Durham. He fought in the Battle of Wyse Creek and Bentonville in NC, as well as other battles and engagements. When the Civil War Memorial located on the Courthouse lawn was dedicated, Mike was in attendance for the ceremony. He also attended several Civil War Veteran Reunions and he is pictured in a photograph taken at a Civil War Veteran Reunion held by the UDC at Memorial Hall in Lincolnton. Michael is buried at Laboratory Methodist Church.
His gravestone reads: DAVIS M.H. OCTOBER 18 1844 FEBRUARY 21 1918
This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb
Archives by: Greg Davis , an officer in the Lincoln County Sons of Confederate Veterans, the Military Order of Stars and Bars, and GGGrandson of Michael Huffstetler Davis. Entered into NCGenWeb Archives on July 29, 1999 and
contributed to FAG by Melba Finley FAG member.
Contributor: Melba & Barry Finley
Michael Huffstetler Davis, Lincolnton, (specifically Laboratory) NC, Civil War Company D, 71st NCT, Junior Reserves, 2nd Regiment, CSA. Michael Huffstetler Davis, of Laboratory, NC, served NC during the War Between the States as a Private in Company D, 71st NCT, Junior Reserves, 2nd Regiment, serving under, among others, Gen. Robert F. Hoke and Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. Originally enlisting at age 14, Mike Davis was 16 years and 3 months of age when he returned home to Laboratory after General Joseph E. Johnston surrendered his troops at Durham. He fought in the Battle of Wyse Creek and Bentonville in NC, as well as other battles and engagements. When the Civil War Memorial located on the Courthouse lawn was dedicated, Mike was in attendance for the ceremony. He also attended several Civil War Veteran Reunions and he is pictured in a photograph taken at a Civil War Veteran Reunion held by the UDC at Memorial Hall in Lincolnton. Michael is buried at Laboratory Methodist Church.
His gravestone reads: DAVIS M.H. OCTOBER 18 1844 FEBRUARY 21 1918
This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb
Archives by: Greg Davis , an officer in the Lincoln County Sons of Confederate Veterans, the Military Order of Stars and Bars, and GGGrandson of Michael Huffstetler Davis. Entered into NCGenWeb Archives on July 29, 1999 and
contributed to FAG by Melba Finley FAG member.
Contributor: Melba & Barry Finley

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