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Pvt William Weston Davis

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Pvt William Weston Davis

Birth
South Carolina, USA
Death
14 Jan 1865 (aged 34)
Erie County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Marblehead, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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He was a Private in company E of the 35th Mississippi Inf.

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Davis, W. W. :Pvt. 35th Mississippi, Co. E
Captured Feb. 21, 1864 at Newton

Arrived Sept. 14, 1864

Died Jan. 15, 1865 (cause Unknown)

Buried grave 102

NOTE: Davis' diary and letters are extant. He was among the 200 privates brought to Johnson's Island to police the prison. At the instigation of officer prisoners, the privates refused. Davis made caps and chairs to earn money in prison.


He was a Private in company E of the 35th Mississippi Inf.

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Davis, W. W. :Pvt. 35th Mississippi, Co. E
Captured Feb. 21, 1864 at Newton

Arrived Sept. 14, 1864

Died Jan. 15, 1865 (cause Unknown)

Buried grave 102

NOTE: Davis' diary and letters are extant. He was among the 200 privates brought to Johnson's Island to police the prison. At the instigation of officer prisoners, the privates refused. Davis made caps and chairs to earn money in prison.


Bio by: Cecelia

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35th Miss. Infantry

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  • Created by: Joyce
  • Added: Aug 29, 2003
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7805825/william_weston-davis: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt William Weston Davis (1 Apr 1830–14 Jan 1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7805825, citing Johnson's Island Confederate Cemetery, Marblehead, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Joyce (contributor 831).