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Martin K. Davis

Sergeant Martin K. Davis, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War May 22, 1863

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Sergeant Martin K. Davis received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company H, 116th Illinois Infantry. Davis was 20 years old.

99 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 26, 1894, 31 years after the action.

Davis was born on March 12, 1843 in Marion, Williamson County, Illinois. His Medal of Honor is credited to Stonington, Christian County, Illinois. Davis died on December 14, 1936 in Demorest, Georgia, at the age of 93. He is buried at Demorest Memorial Cemetery in Demorest, Georgia.

Davis is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 210 credited to Illinois.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Marion — map
  • Died: Georgia — map

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Timeline

  1. March 12, 1843
    Born in Marion, Williamson County, Illinois
  2. May 22, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age 20. Company H, 116th Illinois Infantry
  3. July 26, 1894
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. December 14, 1936
    Died in Demorest, Georgia
    Age 93.
  5. Resting place
    Demorest Memorial Cemetery
    Demorest, Georgia

Biography

Martin K. Davis (1843 – 1936) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863. Davis joined the 116th Illinois Infantry in August 1862, and was mustered out in June 1865.

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Also honored for actions on May 22, 1863

CA Christian Albert Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WA William J. Archinal Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 CA Clinton Lycurgus Armstrong Private · Army Civil War · 1863 DA David Ayers Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 JA John G. k Ayers Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William H. Barringer Private · Army Civil War · 1863 MB Matthew Bickford Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 TB Thomas A. Blasdel Private · Army Civil War · 1863 EB Emmer Bowen Private · Army Civil War · 1863 UB Uriah H. Brown Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William P. Brownell Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1863 JB John C. Buckley Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 100 recipients for May 22, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from Illinois

WM Wilbur F. Moore Private · Army Civil War · 1864 WJ William P. Johnston Landsman · Navy Civil War · 1864 GL George Washington Lucas Private · Army Civil War · 1864 GM George Marsh Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 SH Samuel Hymer Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 Andrew Jackson Smith Corporal · 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.