Jefferson Columbus Davis portrait   Save
Campus Martius Museum Antique Photography
Description: Carte de visite of General Jefferson Columbus Davis. Davis served in the Mexican War, and with the Union Army during the Civil War. His battles included Fort Sumter, Wilson's Creek, Chickamauga, Kennesaw Mountain, and Sherman's Atlanta Campaign. He is notorious for having shot and killed his superior officer, General William 'Bull" Nelson, during an argument. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f31_01
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; Davis, Jefferson Columbus, 1828-1879; Military officers; Generals--United States;
Places: Ohio; Memphis (Indiana)