OBIT: Joshua V. DAVIS, 1938, Duncansville, Blair County, PA

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CAPTAIN JOSHUA V. DAVIS

A native of Duncansville and famous Civil war veteran and the last of 
the Union soldiers in West Hartford, Conn., where he had resided for 
more than a quarter of a century, died at his home there on Nov. 17. He 
was born in Duncansville on Dec. 13, 1843, hence would have been 95 on 
his next birthday. Surviving are one sister, Mrs. Ida Webb of 
Duncansville, and a number of nieces and nephews in Blair county. Mr. 
Davis had a long and eventful career with the Union army during the 
Civil war and had the distinction of being a guard at the funeral of 
President Lincoln. He was a close friend of President Theodore 
Roosevelt, having visited the late president at the White House on a 
number of occasions. During the reconstruction days, Mr. Davis was 
placed in charge of cemeteries in the south, where he associated with 
the confederates, for whom he had great respect. During his entire life 
Mr. Davis was a sincere believer in Memorial day and for many years was 
a speaker on that day in his home town and in other towns and cities.

Archie Claar Obituary Collection, Vol. 9 (1937-1938), page 144, dated 
11/17/1938  Altoona Mirror, November 18, 1938