Military Service
1829-32
As second lieutenant, serves at various posts in Missouri, Illinois, and in Iowa and Wisconsin Territories
1832
August-September
Escorts
Chief Black Hawk
from Wisconsin to St. Louis (there is no evidence that Davis actually fought in the Black Hawk War)
1833-35
On recruiting duty; assigned to 1st Dragoons and promoted to first lieutenant; serves in Indian Territory
1835
February 19
Acquitted in court-martial on charge of bad conduct
May 12
Resignation from army officially forwarded to headquarters
June 17
Marries
Sarah Knox Taylor
(daughter of
Zachary Taylor
) near Louisville, Kentucky; leaves with bride for Mississippi (see also
Davis' letter to Sarah
, Dec. 12, 1834)
September 15
Sarah Knox Taylor Davis dies at Locust Grove plantation near Bayou Sara, Louisiana; Davis seriously ill
Winter
Travels to Havana, Cuba, to recover health
;
returns via New York and Washington
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Youth and Education
Military Service
Early Political Career
Mexican War and Senate (1846-52)
Secretary of War and Senator (1853-61)
Civil War--1861
Civil War--1862
Civil War--1863
Civil War--1864
Civil War--1865
Imprisonment (1865-67)
Postwar Life and Career
Death and Burial
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