John W. Davis lived in Morgan County, AL between Somerville and Eva. He was married to Lucinda "Lucy" Derrick and they had one child, Mary Davis (w/o John H. Childers m. July 26, 1880).
Shortly after the War Between the States started, he joined the 27th AL Infantry Regiment in December 1861 with his brothers-in-law, Andrew Derrick and John Young Derrick.
All three soldiers were captured at the fall of Fort Donelson in February 1862, following a lengthy siege by General US Grant's forces. And all three died in Union prisons. Lucy filed a widow's claim on June 6, 1863.
The winter of 1862 was particularly brutal -- and it's likely the exposure John suffered at Fort Donelson caused his death.
Shortly after the War Between the States started, he joined the 27th AL Infantry Regiment in December 1861 with his brothers-in-law, Andrew Derrick and John Young Derrick.
All three soldiers were captured at the fall of Fort Donelson in February 1862, following a lengthy siege by General US Grant's forces. And all three died in Union prisons. Lucy filed a widow's claim on June 6, 1863.
The winter of 1862 was particularly brutal -- and it's likely the exposure John suffered at Fort Donelson caused his death.
John W. Davis lived in Morgan County, AL between Somerville and Eva. He was married to Lucinda "Lucy" Derrick and they had one child, Mary Davis (w/o John H. Childers m. July 26, 1880).
Shortly after the War Between the States started, he joined the 27th AL Infantry Regiment in December 1861 with his brothers-in-law, Andrew Derrick and John Young Derrick.
All three soldiers were captured at the fall of Fort Donelson in February 1862, following a lengthy siege by General US Grant's forces. And all three died in Union prisons. Lucy filed a widow's claim on June 6, 1863.
The winter of 1862 was particularly brutal -- and it's likely the exposure John suffered at Fort Donelson caused his death.
Shortly after the War Between the States started, he joined the 27th AL Infantry Regiment in December 1861 with his brothers-in-law, Andrew Derrick and John Young Derrick.
All three soldiers were captured at the fall of Fort Donelson in February 1862, following a lengthy siege by General US Grant's forces. And all three died in Union prisons. Lucy filed a widow's claim on June 6, 1863.
The winter of 1862 was particularly brutal -- and it's likely the exposure John suffered at Fort Donelson caused his death.
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