Caleb Davis In Civil War
Submitted by Victoria Davis
28 Aug 1861 - Enlisted at the age of 53
15 July 1861 - Capt. Davis' Co of Pope Co.,
McRae's Battalion
28 Oct 1862 - Capt, Co E, 15th Ar Regt,
Bowen's Division,
Army of the West, CSA
4 Jul 1863 - Captured as POW, Vicksburg, MS
8 Jul 1863 - Paroled at Vicksburg, MS
He raised a company and was in the battle of Pea Ridge, Corinth, Grand Gulf, Baker Creek, Black River, Inka, and was through the siege of Vicksburg. He had been promoted to colonel, but during the siege he commanded a brigade. He was captured, paroled, and came home, after which he did not return to the army.
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