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Lieut Benjamin Howard Davidson

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Lieut Benjamin Howard Davidson

Birth
Death
17 Sep 1862 (aged 33)
Burial
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Plot
21
Memorial ID
23025305 View Source

The Western Democrat, Charlotte, NC, September 30, 1862, page 3:

DEATH OF LIEUT. DAVIDSON - Lieut. Benj. H. Davidson, of this place, an officer in the 7th N.C. Regiment, was wounded in the battle of Sharpsburg on the 17th instant. by a shot through the lungs. We regret to learn that he died on Monday last at Winchester, Va. Lieut. Davidson had been in all the battles in which Branch's brigade was engaged, and we have the testimony of men who were with him as to his gallantry and courageous conduct. He never flinched from his duty, and died as a good soldier in defense of his country's rights. Many relatives and friends in this community lament his fall.

The Western Democrat, Charlotte, NC, September 30, 1862, page 3:

DEATH OF LIEUT. DAVIDSON - Lieut. Benj. H. Davidson, of this place, an officer in the 7th N.C. Regiment, was wounded in the battle of Sharpsburg on the 17th instant. by a shot through the lungs. We regret to learn that he died on Monday last at Winchester, Va. Lieut. Davidson had been in all the battles in which Branch's brigade was engaged, and we have the testimony of men who were with him as to his gallantry and courageous conduct. He never flinched from his duty, and died as a good soldier in defense of his country's rights. Many relatives and friends in this community lament his fall.

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Fault during the Civil War and fell at Sharpsburg/Antietam

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