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First Lieutenant · U.S. Army

Andrew Davidson

First Lieutenant Andrew Davidson, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on July 30, 1864 at Petersburg at the mine, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War July 30, 1864Born in Scotland

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, First Lieutenant Andrew Davidson received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 30, 1864 at Petersburg at the mine, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company H, 30th U.S. Colored Troops. Davidson was 24 years old.

21 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on October 17, 1892, 28 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Colonel.

Davidson was born on February 12, 1840 in Morebattle, Roxburgshire, Scotland — one of 41 recipients born in Scotland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Middlefield, Otsego County, New York. Davidson died on November 10, 1902 in Bath, New York, US, at the age of 62. He is buried at Lakewood Cemetery in Cooperstown, New York.

Davidson is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.

Official Medal of Honor citation

One of the first to enter the enemy's works, where, after his colonel, major, and one-third of the company's officers had fallen, he gallantly assisted in rallying and saving the remnant of the command.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Life beyond the battlefield

  • Offices held: member of the State Senate of New York
  • Occupations: politician

Source: Wikidata.

Places

  • Born: Morebattle — map
  • Died: Bath — map
  • Buried: Lakewood Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. February 12, 1840
    Born in Morebattle, Roxburgshire, Scotland
  2. July 30, 1864
    Act of valor — Petersburg at the mine, Virginia
    Age 24. Company H, 30th U.S. Colored Troops
  3. October 17, 1892
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. November 10, 1902
    Died in Bath, New York, US
    Age 62.
  5. Resting place
    Lakewood Cemetery
    Cooperstown, New York

Biography

Andrew Davidson (February 12, 1840 – November 10, 1902) was a Scottish soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Davidson received the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of the Crater in Petersburg, Virginia, on July 30, 1864. He was honored with the award on 17 October 1892.

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Also honored for actions on July 30, 1864

Delavan Bates Colonel · Army Civil War · 1864 Isaac Swartwood Catlin Colonel · Army Civil War · 1864 AC Abraham Cohn Sergeant Major · Army Civil War · 1864 CD Charles H. Depuy First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 RD Robert Fulton Dodd Private · Army Civil War · 1864 DD Decatur Dorsey Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 Nathaniel Mcclean Gwynne Private · Army Civil War · 1864 Sidney Haight Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 JH James Samuel Hill Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 ✦ FH Franklin Hogan Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 CH Conrad Homan Color Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 Charles H. Knight Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864

See all 22 recipients for July 30, 1864 →

More Civil War recipients from New York

Henry Alanson Barnum Colonel · Army Civil War · 1863 JB John Breen Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1862 JB James Byrnes Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1863 JH John H. Haight Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1861 WH William Hinnegan Second Class Fireman · Navy Civil War · 1864 AE Andrew Henry Embler Captain · Army Civil War · 1864
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.