Charles C. Davis
Born: August 15, 1830 at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Medal of Honor
American Civil War
U.S. Army
Date of Issue: June 14, 1894
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Major Charles C. Davis, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 27 June 1863, while serving with 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry, in action at Shelbyville, Tennessee. Major Davis led one of the most desperate and successful charges of the war.