Joseph Davis (Medal of Honor)

Joseph Davis
Joseph Davis
	Davis in 1865
Born	May 22, 1838; Monmouthshire, Wales
Died	May 22, 1895 (aged 57); East Palestine, Ohio
Buried	Boatman Memorial Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch	United States Army
Rank	Corporal
Unit	104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment - Company C
Battles / wars	Second Battle of Franklin
Awards	Medal of Honor

Last updated August 20, 2025

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.

Medal of Honor citation

Capture of flag.^[1]^[2]^[4]

Notes

1 2 "Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
1 2 "Joseph Davis". Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
↑ "U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients" . Retrieved 7 December 2013.
↑ Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs (1968), p. 71.

References

Bentley, William Garrigues (2004). Barbara Bentley Smith; Nina Bentley Baker (eds.). Burning Rails As We Pleased: The Civil War Letters of William Garrigues Bentley, 104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 226. ISBN 9780786416592. OCLC 53183450.
Dyer, Frederick H (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co. ASIN B01BUFJ76Q. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Gaskill, J. W. (1919). Footprints Through Dixie: Everyday Life of a Man under a Musket, on the Firing Line, and in the Trenches, 1862-1865. Alliance, OH: Bradshaw Printing. p. 186. hdl:2027/osu.32435015760382.
Keefer, Bradley S. (1984). They Stood to Their Guns: the 104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War. Kent, OH: Kent State University. p. 224. OCLC 11253729.
Ohio Roster Commission (1888). 87th–108th Regiments-Infantry. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861–1865. Vol. VII. Cincinnati, OH: The Ohio Valley Press. p. 814. hdl:2027/uiug.30112047586034. OCLC 633556.
Pinney, Nelson A. (1886). History of the 104th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry from 1862 to 1865. Akron, OH: Werner & Lohmann. p. 148. hdl:2027/loc.ark:/13960/t6vx0kk1n. OCLC 39785111.
Reid, Whitelaw (1868). The History of Her Regiments, and Other Military Organizations. Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers. Vol. II. Cincinnati, OH: Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin. p. 1002. ISBN 9781154801965. OCLC 11632330.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare (1968). Edward M Kennedy, Chairman (ed.). Medal of Honor, 1863-1968 : "In the Name of the Congress of the United States". Committee print (United States. Congress), 90th Congress, 2nd session. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 1087. OCLC 1049691780.
U.S. War Department (1880). The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 857196196.
"Hall of Valor: The Military Medals Database". The Hall of Valor Project. Sightline Media Group. 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
"MOHs - victoriacross". THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE VICTORIA & GEORGE CROSS. VCOnline. 2020. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
"CMOHS.org - Official Website of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. CMOHS. 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
"Home - The National Medal of Honor Museum The National Medal of Honor Museum". The National Medal of Honor Museum. The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation. 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

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[History-1] 1 2 "Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

[Projects-2] 1 2 "Joseph Davis". Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

[Valor-3] "U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients" . Retrieved 7 December 2013.

[FOOTNOTESubcommittee_on_Veterans'_Affairs196871-4] Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs (1968), p. 71.

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