Martin J. Davis Letters

Martin J. Davis (b. ca. 1846) was from Heard County, Georgia and served as a private in Co. K, 56th Georgia Infantry. At the time of the 1860 Federal Census he was living in the household of his widowed mother, Elizabeth (b. ca. 1822), along with seven brothers and sisters. Davis survived the war and in 1870 was living on his Heard County farm with his wife, Amanda.

Archive: 
U.S. Army Military History Institute, Carlisle, PA
Other: 
Civil War Documents Collection, Box 31

Letters

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IDsort descending Letter Date Author Recipient From To
8343 Davis1 December 2, 1863 Martin J. Davis Elizabeth A. Davis Dalton, Whitfield County, GA Heard County, GA
8344 Davis2 January 6, 1864 Martin J. Davis Elizabeth A. Davis Dalton, Whitfield County, GA Heard County, GA
8345 Davis3 January 6, 1864 Martin J. Davis William O. Davis Dalton, Whitfield County, GA Heard County, GA

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