Davis, Joseph Robert

Life Span
to
Full name
Joseph Robert Davis
Place of Birth
Woodville, MS
Burial Place
Biloxi, MS
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
South
Origins
Slave State
Family
Isaac Williams Davis (father), Jefferson Davis (uncle), Susannah Gartley (mother), Frances Peyton (first wife - divorced), Margaret Cary Green (second wife)
Education
Other
Other Education
Miami University (OH)
Occupation
Attorney or Judge
Farmer or Planter
Political Parties
Democratic
Government
State legislature
Military
Confederate Army
Date Event
- Battle of Gettysburg
Attack of Confederate infantry on dismounted Union cavalry begins the collision of armies at Gettysburg
Lee's attack on the Union center ends with the failure of Pickett's Charge
Gettysburg Campaign
How to Cite This Page: "Davis, Joseph Robert," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/5546.