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Confederate (CSV)

Private

William Alexander Davenport

(1839 - 1862)

Home State: Georgia

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 18th Georgia 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 Marcus.

After 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

09/07/1839 in GA

Death

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

Notes

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 9459]