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1LT Thomas Corbin Davenport
Cenotaph

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1LT Thomas Corbin Davenport

Birth
District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Death
6 May 1887 (aged 37)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Cenotaph
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA Add to Map
Plot
North Hill, Lot 276.
Memorial ID
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Cenotaph: His remains were removed to Arlington National Cemetery on April 12, 1906.

He was the son of Henry K. Davenport and Jeannie Graham Davenport.
He never married.

USMA Class of 1872. Cullum No. 2465.
He served in the Indian Wars with the 9th United States Cavalry from 1872 to 1886.

May 7, 1887
First Lieutenant Thomas C. Davenport, Fourth Artillery died at St. Elizabeth's Insane Asylum at Washington yesterday. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in June 1872 and was made Second Lieutenant, Ninth Cavalry June 14 of that same year. He served on the frontier and in the Chief Signal Office. He was promoted to be First Lieutenant June 28, 1878 and was transferred to the Fourth Artillery on February 8, 1886.
Cenotaph: His remains were removed to Arlington National Cemetery on April 12, 1906.

He was the son of Henry K. Davenport and Jeannie Graham Davenport.
He never married.

USMA Class of 1872. Cullum No. 2465.
He served in the Indian Wars with the 9th United States Cavalry from 1872 to 1886.

May 7, 1887
First Lieutenant Thomas C. Davenport, Fourth Artillery died at St. Elizabeth's Insane Asylum at Washington yesterday. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in June 1872 and was made Second Lieutenant, Ninth Cavalry June 14 of that same year. He served on the frontier and in the Chief Signal Office. He was promoted to be First Lieutenant June 28, 1878 and was transferred to the Fourth Artillery on February 8, 1886.


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  • Created by: SLGMSD
  • Added: May 17, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37205741/thomas_corbin-davenport: accessed ), memorial page for 1LT Thomas Corbin Davenport (11 Apr 1850–6 May 1887), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37205741, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA; Maintained by SLGMSD (contributor 46825959).