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Joseph Davis was born in Mississippi. Nephew of Jefferson Davis.
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He was a captain in the 10th Mississpippsi Infantry.
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He fought for the Confererate Army.
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He was nominated by the president.
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Third Army Corps, Army of Northern Virginia.
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They encountered union cavalary outside of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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His men rested through the fighting since many of them were lost the day before.
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The men were ordered to fight again after resting all day on the 2nd.
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Sickness caused him to miss a period of time from the war again
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Davis was plagued by poor health and typhoid fever after Gettysburg, but he returned to his brigade.
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With the Army of Northern Virginia when they surrendered at Appomattox.
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After the war he practiced law and eventually he died in Biloxi, Mississippi and is buried there in Biloxi Cemetery.