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William Robert Davidson (Madison, Indiana, physician and surgeon 22nd & 7th KY Inf)

b. 1842-10-16 d. 1924-01-12

Madison, Indiana, physician and soldier. Madison native. Married to Elizabeth G. Davidson in 1864. Father of Charles G. Davidson. Student in Madison in 1850. Served in the 22nd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment as second assistant surgeon from April 1863 to December 1864. Served in the 7th Kentucky Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment as assistant surgeon from December 1864 to August 16, 1865.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Madison, p. 61A.

Indiana State Board of Health, Death Certificates, 1900–2011, Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, IN, Death Certificates, 1924, Roll 01, Certificate #1256, p. 1274 of 2020 of microfilm.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0347. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0211.

Find A Grave, "Dr. William R. Davidson (1842 - 1924)," Memorial #82118033, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82118033/william-r.-davidson (accessed June 27, 2017).

Citation

Davidson, William Robert. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32201664 (November 12, 2026).

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