Wm. Montgomery Davidson born Alleghany, PA., Served in Civil war with Union, Republican. Married Mary Daily in Kansas City, MO. Children Minnie Virginia, (dead 40 or 50 years at the time of this letter) Frank (dead 8 or 10 years..at the time of this letter..died St. Louis, William (at the time of this letter) lives in Kansas City, MO. Wm. Has two children Eddie, disappeared at 27 years of age and Estrella born in Kansas who married Robert Roberts..they have one child, LaVerne, who married Herman Cassidy in Los William Davidson Mary Davidson Missouri and Kansas 2543 Angeles (about 5 years ago...at the time of this letter) DAVIDSON, WILLIAM State: MO Year: 1870 County: Jackson County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Township: Snyabar Twp Page: 023 Database: MO 1870 Federal Census Index -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- William Davidson Mary Davidson Missouri and Kansas 2543 William Davidson , Residence: Leavenworth, Kansas Enlistment Date: 25 September 1863 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Kansas Unit Numbers: 692 692 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 25 September 1863 Enlisted in Company F, 15th Cavalry Regiment Kansas on 02 October 1863. Mustered out Company F, 15th Cavalry Regiment Kansas on 19 October 1865 Regiment: 15th Cavalry Regiment KS Date Mustered: 19 October 1865 Regiment Type: Cavalry Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 2 Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 19 Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 2 Regimental Soldiers and History: List of Soldiers Regimental History Fifteenth Cavalry KANSAS (3-YEARS) Fifteenth Cavalry.ÄCols., Charles R. Jennison, William F. Cloud; Lieut.- Cols., George H. Hoyt, Henry C. Haas; Majs., Robert H. Hunt, John M. Laing, Henry C. Haas, Benjamin F. Simpson, Leroy J. Beam. Immediately after Quantrill's raid upon the defenseless city of Lawrence, Gov. Carney commissioned Col. C. R. Jennison formerly of the 7th, to recruit a regiment of cavalry. Previous to the Lawrence massacre the governor had received authority from the war department to organize a cavalry force to be primarily devoted to the protection of the exposed border of the state. The 15th cavalry was the immediate result. It was recruited from the state at large, rendezvoused at Fort Leavenworth and was there mustered into the U. S. service Oct. 17, 1863, for three years. Col. Jennison remained in command at Fort Leavenworth until Aug. 1864, during which time the several companies of the regiment were stationed along the eastern and southern border of the state at Olathe, Paola, Coldwater Grove, Trading Post, Fort Scott, Osage Mission, and Humboldt. Co. H served out its term at Fort Riley in another district. In Feb., 1864, the regiment was armed with the improved Sharp's carbines in place of the wretched Hall's carbines. Adjt.-Gen. Holliday, in his report for 1864, thus characterized the regiment: "It was made up of men whose ardent attachment to the cause of freedom and the maintenance of the general government peculiarly qualified them as zealous and efficient guardians of the public welfare in the district of country where their duty called them. Always on the alert for bushwhackers and guerrillas, they have frequently administered such good and wholesome admonition to them as to cause the name of the 15th to become a terror to those 'enemies of the human race.' Patient of endurance and fearless almost to desperation in the face of the enemy, they have added laurels to the memory of their slain, and converted the appellation of jayhawkers' into one of honor and fame. The 15th was almost constantly in the presence of the enemy during the late invasion of Missouri (the Price raid), retarding his advance or hastening his retreat by following closely upon and striking terror and dismay into his broken and disordered hordes. Except the battles included in the invasion above referred to, the 15th has not participated in many of importance, but from the hazardous and arduous duties it has been required to perform, its numbers have been considerably reduced. The many outrages from which the sudden and unexpected presence of the 15th has saved the people of Kansas, will ever remind them of the gratitude they owe the soldiers of this gallant regiment." In Aug., 1864, Col. Jennison was placed in command of the 1st sub-district of southern Kansas. Lieut.-Col. Hoyt commanded the troops in and west of Neosho valley, with headquarters at Humboldt, and Maj. Laing commanded in Linn and Anderson counties until the troops were concentrated at Fort Scott, after the capture by the enemy of the train at Cabin creek. As the enemy withdrew south of the Arkansas, the troops returned to their various stations about Oct. 1. Shortly after this, when Gen. Price invaded Missouri, Col. Jennison was placed in command of the 1st brigade, 1st division, Army of the Border, the 15th Kan., a battalion of the 3rd Wis., and a battery of 12-pounder mountain howitzers, composing the brigade. A portion of the regiment being on detached service, the regiment only numbered about 600 men when it entered on the arduous campaign against Price. It rendered gallant service in the engagements at Lexington, Little Blue, Independence, Big Blue, Westport, Santa Fe, Osage and Newtonia. In the last named engagement the first brigade was commanded by Lieut.- Col. Hoyt, who was recommended for promotion by Gen. Blunt on account of gallant and meritorious conduct, in consequence of which he was brevetted colonel and brigadier-general. The campaign against Price practically closed the active service of the 15th, though the regiment was not mustered out at Fort Leavenworth until Oct. 19, 1865. Its casualties by death during service were a officers, 19 enlisted men, killed or died of wounds; 2 officers, 77 enlisted men, died of disease, accident and other causes. Source: The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 217 Battles Fought Fought on 10 November 1863 at Atchison, KS. Fought on 04 July 1864 at Cow Creek, KS. Fought on 19 October 1864 at Lexington, MO. Fought on 21 October 1864 at Little Blue, MO. Fought on 22 October 1864 at Big Blue, MO. Fought on 22 October 1864 at Little Blue, MO. Fought on 23 October 1864 at Westport, MO. Fought on 24 October 1864 at Little Blue, MO. Fought on 25 October 1864 at Osage, KS. Fought on 11 November 1864 at Cane Hill, AR. Fought on 12 November 1864 at Cane Hill, AR.