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Confederate (CSV)

Marcus Lafayette Davenport

(1834 - 1862)

Home State: Georgia

Branch of Service: Infantry

Before Sharpsburg

He enlisted in Company A, 18th Georgia Infantry in February 1862.

On the Campaign

He was killed in action on 17 September 1862 by artillery at Sharpsburg - the same round that killed his brother William.

The rest of the War

He was originally buried on the battlefield, but returned home after the War.

References & notes

Basic information from Ranger951. Life dates from his gravesite on Findagrave.

Birth

02/04/1834 in GA

Death

09/17/1862; Sharpsburg, MD; burial in Davenport Cemetery, Cobb County, GA

1 Fincham, Jr., Ray, Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry Regimental Histories - Georgia C.S.A., Published c. 2005, <http://www.ranger95.com/civil_war/georgia/index.html>, Source page: /infantry/18th_inf_regt.html [AotW citation 9458]