John S. Davis
Regiment Name 8th Virginia Cavalry.
Side Confederate
Company D
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Film Number M382 roll 14

8th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry
8th Cavalry Regiment was organized early in 1862 with nine companies but increased its number to eleven to July. Many of the men were recruited in Smyth, Nelson, Kanawha, and Tazewell counties. The unit confronted the Federals in western Virginia, fought in East Tennessee then returned to western Virginia. Later it participated in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations and the Appomattox Campaign. This regiment contained 225 effectives in April, 1864. However, none were included in the surrender at Appomattox because it had cut through the Federal lines and disbanded. The field officers were Colonels James M. Corns and Walter H. Jenifer; Lieutenant Colonels Thomas P. Bowen, A.F. Cook, Henry Fitzhugh, and Albert G. Jenkins; and Major P.M. Edmondson.

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: John S Davis
Age in 1860: 26
Birth Year: abt 1834
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1860: Kanawha, Virginia
Gender: Male
Post Office: Paint Creek
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Household Members: Name Age
Joseph F Davis 24 Book Builder
Lucinda Davis 18
John S Davis 26 Laborer