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John Davis
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John Davis Famous memorial Veteran

Birth
Ghent, Carroll County, Kentucky, USA
Death
30 Dec 1901 (aged 63)
Cañon City, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
Cenotaph
Denver, City and County of Denver, Colorado, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.6489, Longitude: -105.0527028
Plot
Section MB, Site 280
Memorial ID
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served during the Civil War as a Private in Company F, 17th Indiana Volunteer Mounted Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Culloden, Georgia in April 1865. His citation reads simply "Capture of flag of Worrill Grays (C.S.A.)". His Medal was awarded to him on June 17, 1865. His final resting place is in Greenwood Cemetery in Canon City, Colorado, and is memorialized in Denver, Colorado's Fort Logan National Cemetery.
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served during the Civil War as a Private in Company F, 17th Indiana Volunteer Mounted Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Culloden, Georgia in April 1865. His citation reads simply "Capture of flag of Worrill Grays (C.S.A.)". His Medal was awarded to him on June 17, 1865. His final resting place is in Greenwood Cemetery in Canon City, Colorado, and is memorialized in Denver, Colorado's Fort Logan National Cemetery.

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Inscription

In Memory Of
JOHN DAVIS
PVT US ARMY
CIVIL WAR
JAN 1 1838
DEC 30 1901
PRISONER OF WAR


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: GravesScribe
  • Added: Apr 23, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10840425/john-davis: accessed ), memorial page for John Davis (1 Jan 1838–30 Dec 1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10840425, citing Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, City and County of Denver, Colorado, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.