When the Civil War started in January 1861, Thomas and his wife Nancy Jane were expecting their 2nd child. She (Charlotte) was born 7 April 1861. Thomas’ first cousin Capt. Benjamin Thomas Davis was in the process of signing up a group of men to fight in the War. Their unit was designated the 21st South Carolina Infantry, Capt. B. T. Davis Company.
On 20 December 1861 Thomas P. Davis enlisted as a Private into his cousin's unit – The 21st SCV Inf. Thomas was twenty-five (25) years old.
Thomas P. Davis Civil War Record on-line at Fold3.com contains 12 images. It’s obvious by the dates that many images are missing. These missing pieces may be available at the National Archives in Washington, DC.[1]
Image #1 - Muster Card – Index of other card numbers
Image #2 - Muster Card – dated Georgetown, January 10, 1862 –Enlisted at Chesterfield on 20 December 1861 as a Private by Capt. B. T. Davis for 12 months.
Image #3 - Muster Card – dated March – April 1862 - Present
Image #4 - Muster Card – dated November – December 1863 – Enlisted at Chesterfield on 19 November 1863 as a Private by Capt. B. T. Davis for 12 months - Present, Due Bounty $50.00
Image #5 - Muster Card – dated January – February 1864 – Present, Due Bounty $50.00 – Last paid December 31, 1861 by Capt. McDuffie
Image #6 - Muster Card – dated April 30 – August 31, 1864 – Enlisted at Chesterfield on 19 November 1863 as a Private by Capt. B. T. Davis for 12 months – Absent – Wounded Hospital – Due Bounty $50.00.
Image #7 - Muster Card – dated April 30 – August 31, 1864 – Absent – Wounded Hospital – Due Bounty
Image #8 - Muster Card – dated 1 May – 30 June 1864 – paid 25 Dec 1864 <sic> Most likely 1863 sum of $27.60
Image #9 – Hospital Card – dated May 16, 1864, Chimborazo Hospital No. 5, Richmond, Virginia – admitted 16 May 1864 – Transferred 20 May 1864 to Winder Hospital at Camp Winder
Image #10 – Hospital Card – dated May 20, 1864, Chimborazo Hospital No. 5, Richmond, Virginia –Transferred 20 May 1864 to Winder Hospital
Image #11 – Hospital Card – dated May, 1864, Chimborazo Hospital No. 5, Richmond , Virginia –Disease- V S left hand [gunshot wound in left hand]
Image #12 – Clothing Receipt – receipt for Clothing, 2d S. C. Hospital, Florence, SC – Date of Issue: 19 December 1864
This completes the Civil war record for Thomas P. Davis. Between his two enlistments and after the War, Thomas P. and Nancy Jane Davis family grew by 12 more children for a total of 14 children; 9 daughters and 5 sons.
Thomas P. Davis died on 13 November 1885[2]; his wife Nancy Jane Massey Davis died 20 Dec 1896[3]. They are buried in the Kite Cemetery, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
Thomas was my 1st Cousin 4 times removed.
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| Tombstone Photo Courtesy of Julious Burr |
Thomas P. Davis
b. 5 Oct 1837
d. 13 Nov 1885
Civil War Soldier - Rest in Peace
[1] Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (http://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 27 August 2011), entry for Thomas P. DAVIS, Private; Co. E, 21st Regt. Infantry; Confederate.
[2] Jim Tipton, Find A Grave, digital image, http://www.findagrave.com; Headstone for Thomas P. Davis; (5 October 1837–18 November 1885); Memorial # 40199290; Record of the Kite Cemetery; Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA; Accessed on 27 October 2011.
[3] Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Probate Files & Loose papers, Nancy [Massey] DAVIS; digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org: viewed 10 October 2012); Estate Papers, folder 595, Image 891, Nancy DAVIS died 20 December 1896.
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