DAVIS, Joseph Robert

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Affiliation:  Union

Born: January 12 1825, Woodville MS

Died: September 15 1896, Biloxi MS

Pre-War Profession: Lawyer, politician

War Service: 1861 Capt., Lt. Col. of 10th Mississippi, served as Col. on the President's staff, September 1862 Brig. Gen., commanded Davis' Bde/Heth's division at Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Petersburg, Appomattox.

Post War: Lawyer