Bio: James R. C. Davis :Pittsfield, Merrimack Co, New Hampshire

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Submitted by: Rick Giirtman  rickman@worldpath.net
Date: March 15, 2001
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From the Book
'History of Pittsfield, N. H. in the Rebellion'
by H. L. Robinson, published 1893


JAMES R. C. DAVIS.

I think Comrade Davis was a native of Barnstead. He was a painter by trade.
He was married and had two children. He enlisted and was mustered into
Company G, Seventh regiment. New Hampshire volunteers, November 23, 1861. He
served with his regiment until the Battle of Olustee, Florida, when he was
wounded and captured, February 20, 1864.

After remaining a prisoner two months he managed to escape, and rejoined his
command, April 20, 1864. Speaking of this battle his commanding officer says
that just one half of this company were taken prisoners at that time, and
Davis was the only one who ever returned ; all the rest died in prison, most
if not all of them at Andersonville. Tne story of Andersonville has been
told and re-told by more able pens than mine, nor would it come within the
scope of this book to tell it here. Of all the men from this town who were
confined in that prison, not one has ever returned to tell the horrible
story.

Comrade Davis is in the shoe business at Ayer, Mass.