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Name |
Davidson, Greenlee |
Born |
6/21/1834 |
Birthplace |
Lexington, Virginia |
Places of residence |
Virginia |
Titles & honors |
Aide-de-Camp Lieutenant Colonel of Cavalry Captain Judge Advocate for General Court Martial |
Nationality |
United States of America |
Education |
Washington College (graduated 1855) |
Notes |
"Born 6/21/34, in Lexington, Virginia, he graduated from Washington College in 1855. A Mason. Before the war, Davidson resided in Lexington, Virginia where he practiced law. In 1861, Greenlee served on the staff of Governor John Letcher as an AIde-de-Camp with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel of Cavalry, but he resigned from his post to organize an artillery company. On 2/10/62, Davidson wrote that, 'the Governor would not give his consent to my going into active service, until I told him that you and Ma had agreed to it.' He commanded the Letcher Artillery until his death, commissioned as captain when the unit mustered into service. In 2/63, served as Judge Advocate for General Court Martial. 5/3/63. he received a mortal wound at Chancellorsville. In his official report, William Pegram stated that 'I regret here to have to record the death of one of the most gallant, meritorious and efficient officers in the service, Captain Greenlee Davidson, who fell mortally wounded at the moment of victory.' Davidson rests in the family plot, located in the Stonewall Jackson Cemetery in Lexington. His pre-war diary and war time letters are published in 'Captain Greenlee Davidson, C.S.A. Diary and Letters, 1851-1863,' edited by Charles W. Turner." From The Virginia Regimental Histories Series, The Purcell, Crenshaw and Letcher Artillery, by Peter S. Carmichael |
Occupation |
Attorney Mason |
Publications |
Captain Greenlee Davidson, C.S.A. Diary and Letters, 1851-1863, edited by Charles W. Turner |
Role |
Military |
