Kirby;

Could your Mitt Davis be Marion Davis of Young Persell's 1st NE Regt. If so he was a 2nd Lt. Co D/L, Captured Aug 25 1862 by unknown enemy. Native of Callaway Co. Age 22, Enlisted by Persell Aug 1, 1862, Boone Co., muster Aug 3 1862.

Here is his 1860 census in Callaway Co, same family same place in 1850.

Name: Marion Davis
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1842
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Place: Missouri
Home in 1860: District 18, Calloway, Missouri
Post Office: Stringfields Store
Dwelling Number: 1060
Family Number: 1093
Attended School: Y
Household Members Age
John Davis
52
Rachel Davis
49
Marion Davis 18
Susan Davis
16
Thomas Davis
12
Nancy J Davis
10
C M Joiner
23
Martha Joiner
20
John Joiner
2
Rachel Joiner
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