Davis, Frederic E. (Frederic Emery)

Frederic E. Davis (died March 17, 1863), 4th Rhode Island Infantry Regiment, Company Q., later Company A. Still later (see letter April 3, 1862), he became an ordinary seaman and served thereafter on various gunboats on the Ohio, the Mississippi, and smaller rivers in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. He participated in the action that resulted in the surrender of Arkansas Post, January 11, 1863. He was wounded in action at Fort Pemberton, Mississippi on March 15 and died two days later, March 17, 1863.

From the description of Frederic E. Davis papers, 1860-1863. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82684751