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Civil War

Charles C. Davis

Major · U.S. Army

7th Pennsylvania Cavalry

27 June 1863 · Shelbyville, Tennessee

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
Pennsylvania
Action
Shelbyville, Tennessee

The citation

Official citation

Led one of the most desperate and successful charges of the war.

Sources

Ready I Left My Home — Staff Sgt. Anisha Johnson

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