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Pvt James M Davis

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Pvt James M Davis Veteran

Birth
Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
Death
18 Jan 1862 (aged 27–28)
Imperial County, California, USA
Burial
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section WS, Site 253
Memorial ID
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Civil War: Company H, 1st California Infantry

James M. Davis enlisted as a private at Camp Latham, California, on October 9, 1861, and was mustered into Company H, 1st California Infantry. He died of injuries on January 18, 1862, at Fort Yuma, California, after he struck his head on a stone while diving into the Colorado River. He was buried at the old Fort Yuma cemetery and his remains were later transferred to the San Francisco National Cemetery.
Civil War: Company H, 1st California Infantry

James M. Davis enlisted as a private at Camp Latham, California, on October 9, 1861, and was mustered into Company H, 1st California Infantry. He died of injuries on January 18, 1862, at Fort Yuma, California, after he struck his head on a stone while diving into the Colorado River. He was buried at the old Fort Yuma cemetery and his remains were later transferred to the San Francisco National Cemetery.

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