Title: Charles G. Davis's Army Life and Prison Experiences

Date/Date Range :   1861-1864

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

This is a copy of a manuscript by Charles G. Davis. It is his first-person story of imprisonment and escape during the Civil War.

Call number: MS-0290

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

This collection is the property of the Special Collections Library.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], Charles G. Davis' Army Life and Prison Experiences, MS-0290. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

This is a single folder collection.

Major Charles G. Davis enlisted in Company C, 1st Massachusetts Cavalry, September 4, 1861. He was mustered into service September 16th, and made Sergeant on September 17th. He was later promoted while in service to Major.

This is a copy of a manuscript by Charles G. Davis. It is his first-person story of being a union soldier imprisoned who escaped during the Civil War. He escaped with four other men, and they traveled on foot for thirty-one days behind Confederate lines to Knoxville, Tennessee.

• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.