Private John E Davis

1837 - 1862  (25 years)

• Name	John E Davis  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Title	Private
  Birth	1837	Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 7, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Franklin, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA   [10]
  	Age: 12; Son of Cath and Jonathan Davis
  Census	1860	Logan, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Mary and John Davis
  Military Service	1862	Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  	Union Army - War of the Rebellion; Private, Company D, Pennsylvania 125th Infantry - Killed at Antietam
  		War-Battle of Antietam (Civil) Union troops charge past the Dunker Church at the Battle of Antietam
  Death	17 Sep 1862	Sharpsburg, Washington, Maryland, USA   [1, 2, 5, 6, 13]
  	Cause: Killed in Action - Civil War
  	Killed at the Battle of Antietam
  		Memorial-US Pennsylvania 125th Infantry 125th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument, Antietam National Battlefield. Color Sergeant George A. Simpson, Killed at Antietam, 125th Pennsylvania, Volunteer Infantry, 1st Brigade 1st Division, 12th Corps, Recruited in Blair, Huntingdon and Cambria Counties, Penna. Dedicated: September 17, 1904
  Burial	Antietam National Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Washington, Maryland, USA   [1, 6, 8, 13, 14]
  		Burial-DAVIS John John E Davis - Antietam National Cemetery MD + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40777517/john-e-davis
  		Antietam National Cemetery Antietam, Washington, Maryland Find a Grave: #80709 Plot: National Cemetery
  Person ID	I1712	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Jonathan D Davis,   b. 1816, Pennsylvania, USA d. 29 Sep 1884, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Katherine 'Cath' Ellenberger,   b. Abt 1821, Pennsylvania, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F12384	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth Metzger,   b. 12 Aug 1838, Pennsylvania, USA d. 18 Jan 1922, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1859  [15]
  Children	1. Maxwell Jonathan Davis, MD,   b. 15 Feb 1863, Pennsylvania, USA d. 26 Nov 1930, Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, USA (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Joseph Davis,   b. Abt 1862, Pennsylvania, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F472	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1837 - Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA Census - Age: 12; Son of Cath and Jonathan Davis - 1850 - Franklin, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA Census - Mary and John Davis - 1860 - Logan, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA Military Service - Union Army - War of the Rebellion; Private, Company D, Pennsylvania 125th Infantry - Killed at Antietam - 1862 - Pennsylvania, USA Death - Cause: Killed in Action - Civil War - 17 Sep 1862 - Sharpsburg, Washington, Maryland, USA Burial - - Antietam National Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Washington, Maryland, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Military Grave Marker - Grand Army of the Republic Killed in Action: American Service in the Civil War (Union)

  
  

  Biographies and Histories

  History-Battle of Antietam (Civil War) The Battle of Antietam September 16-18, 1862 in Antietam, Maryland Union Forces Commanded by Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan Strength-~+mn~ 75,000, Killed-2,010, Wounded-9,416, Missing/Captured-1,043 Confederate Forces Commanded by Gen. Robert E. Lee Strength-~+mn~ 40,000, Killed-1,512, Wounded-7,816, Missing/Captured-1,844 …

  
  

  Burials		Burial-DAVIS John John E Davis - Antietam National Cemetery MD + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40777517/john-e-davis
  		Memorial-US Pennsylvania 125th Infantry 125th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument, Antietam National Battlefield. Color Sergeant George A. Simpson, Killed at Antietam, 125th Pennsylvania, Volunteer Infantry, 1st Brigade 1st Division, 12th Corps, Recruited in Blair, Huntingdon and Cambria Counties, Penna. Dedicated: September 17, 1904

  
  

  Military Records

  Military-DAVIS John (Service) Page 1 - Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldier Who Served in Organizations from the State of Pennsylvania

  
  

  Wars & Battles

  War-Battle of Antietam (Civil) Union troops charge past the Dunker Church at the Battle of Antietam

  
  

• Sources

  [S10457] Find a Grave (Killed in Action - Civil War), DAVIS John E - PVT Union Army - 1837-1862 (Veteran) (KILLED IN ACTION). BIRTH: 1837 DEATH: 17 Sep 1862 (aged 24–25) Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland BURIAL: Antietam National Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland PLOT: 3667 PA Row 9 MEMORIAL ID: 40777517 Pvt. D Co. 125th PA Infantry. KIA at Battle of Antietam. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40777517/john-e.-davis Burial-DAVIS John John E Davis - Antietam National Cemetery MD + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40777517/john-e-davis [S1590] Ancestry.com, U.S., Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, 1861-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2012;). U.S., Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, 1861-1865 [S151] National Park Service, U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). [S2255] Historical Data Systems, comp, U.S., American Civil War Regiments, 1861-1866, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 1999;). [S153] National Archives and Records Administration, U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2000;), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N. U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N [S154] Ancestry.com, U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2012;). U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962 [S155] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Civil War Muster Rolls, 1860-1869, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;). Pennsylvania, U.S., Civil War Muster Rolls, 1860-1869 [S156] Historical Data Systems, comp, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;), Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database. [S132] Ancestry.com, Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2016;). Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993 [S9910] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Franklin, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; Roll: 784; Page: 117b. 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Franklin, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; Roll: 784; Page: 117b [S148] Wikipedia: 125th Pennsylvania Infantry, (Name: Wikipedia;), 125th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. The 125th Pennsylvania Infantry volunteered during the American Civil War and served a 9-month term from August 1862 to May 1863.[1] It selected the motto In God We Trust. The Regiment fought at the Battle of Antietam under the leadership of Colonel Jacob C. Higgins less than six weeks after being recruited in Blair, Cambria and Huntingdon Counties. The Regiment was noted for its charge through the East Woods, along the Great Cornfield, down Smoketown Road, past the Dunker Church, and into the West Woods. While in formation beyond the Dunker Church in an 'overextended' position, the Regiment repulsed four counterattacks at a price of 229 casualties (33% of engaged) within 20 minutes. A fifth, heavily reinforced Confederate counterattack forced a retreat with a desperate struggle to retain the Regimental colors. Two weeks before the end of their enlistment, the 125th Pennsylvania also occupied the perimeter of Chancellorsville, Virginia, during the Battle of Chancellorsville https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/125th_Pennsylvania_Infantry_Regiment Memorial-US Pennsylvania 125th Infantry 125th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument, Antietam National Battlefield. Color Sergeant George A. Simpson, Killed at Antietam, 125th Pennsylvania, Volunteer Infantry, 1st Brigade 1st Division, 12th Corps, Recruited in Blair, Huntingdon and Cambria Counties, Penna. Dedicated: September 17, 1904 [S150] Fold3 - Killed in Action: John E Davis 1837-1862, PVT (Private) John E Davis, Company D, Pennsylvania 125th Infantry Killed at Battle of Antietam - Civil War. https://www.fold3.com/memorial/664217832/john-e-davis-civil-war-stories/facts Military-DAVIS John (Service) Page 1 - Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldier Who Served in Organizations from the State of Pennsylvania [S157] American Battlefields: Battle of Antietam, (Name: American Battlefield Trust; Location: Washington DC;), CIVIL WAR - Battle of Antietam. Antietam, the deadliest one-day battle in American military history, showed that the Union could stand against the Confederate army in the Eastern theater. It also gave President Abraham Lincoln the confidence to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation at a moment of strength rather than desperation. How it ended Inconclusive. General Robert E. Lee committed his entire force to the battle, while Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan sent in less than three quarters of his. With the full commitment of McClellan’s troops, which outnumbered the Confederates two to one, the battle might have had a more definitive outcome. Instead, McClellan’s half-hearted approach allowed Lee to hold ground by shifting forces from threat to threat. In context Lee invaded Maryland in September 1862 with a full agenda. He wanted to move the focus of fighting away from the South and into Federal territory. Victories there, could lead to the capture of the Federal capital in Washington, D.C. Confederate success could also influence impending Congressional elections in the North and persuade European nations to recognize the Confederate States of America. On the other side, President Abraham Lincoln was counting on McClellan to bring him the victory he needed to keep Republican control of the Congress and issue a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/antietam [S158] USWars: Battle of Antietam - My Civil War, (Name: USWars;), Battle of Antietam. The Battle of Antietam September 16-18, 1862 in Antietam, Maryland https://www.mycivilwar.com/battles/620916.html History-Battle of Antietam (Civil War) The Battle of Antietam September 16-18, 1862 in Antietam, Maryland Union Forces Commanded by Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan Strength-~+mn~ 75,000, Killed-2,010, Wounded-9,416, Missing/Captured-1,043 Confederate Forces Commanded by Gen. Robert E. Lee Strength-~+mn~ 40,000, Killed-1,512, Wounded-7,816, Missing/Captured-1,844 … [S5349] Find a Grave: METZGER Mary Stiteler 1838-1922, Mary Elizabeth Metzger Davis Stiteler. BIRTH: 12 Aug 1838 Pennsylvania DEATH: 18 Jan 1922 (aged 83) Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania BURIAL: Greenwood Cemetery, Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania MEMORIAL ID: 129837014 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129837014/mary_elizabeth_stiteler