Smyrna times., 1920-10-13
DEATH OF LLEwELLYN t. DAVIS
Old Army Veteran Wounded Five
Times in Civil War Ded Friday.
Practically Under Knife


Llewellyn T. Davis, aged 81. one Of
Smyrna's best known citizens, grand
army veterans, and retired farmers.
dled at the Delaware Hospital in Viii
mington, Friday, following an opera
ton for a growth on his left hand the
Wednesday previous. Mr.. Davis had
been suffering considerably, and ac5-
ing upon the advice of the specialist.
he consented to have two fingers re-
moved, with the hope it would restore
him to better health. The shock from
ether proved too much for him and
being subject to weak spells, he could
not survive and passed away peace
fully. His death produced a shock to
his relatives and friends in Smyrna
and vicinity, where he spent nearly all
his life and where he was highly es-
teemed. Mr.. Davis was son of the
late William and Hatue (Walker) Da-
Wis. He had hardly reached his ma
jOrity before the Civil War broke out
and he espoused the cause of the I'm
ion. He enlisted in the First Della
ware Regiment, volunteers, and was
in the End brigade, End division and
End corps of the Army of the POto-
mac. He quickly rose from private to
sergeant and fought in twenty or more
battles, including the battles on An
..etem, the Wilderness, and the bloody
fight at Gettysburg, the battle that
turned the tide of the Rebellion.
Wounded Five Times While in Action
Five times he was wounded in de-
fense of his country. Twice on he
battlefield of Gettysburg, July 3,1863;
again at Bristol Station, October ID
1865; again in the battle of the Will
deness, May 6, 1864, receiving q
gunshot wound in the shoulder; anC
again at Watchers Run by gunshot
wound that fractured is-leg. In the
latter serious predicament, he re-
mained on the battlefield three days
when he was captured and taken tt
Petersburg and confined in the prison
hospital until February, 1865, wher
he was transferred to the prison hos
pital at Richmond, Va, remaining
there three weeks, thence to Annapolis
Nd, Baltimore, Md, and on to York
Pa, where he received his honorable
discharge. After the war, Mr.. Davi:
followed farming for an occupation
retiring to Smyrna, some years ago
He was ene of the sincOrporators anC
most active members of the Genera
w. S. Hancock Post, No. 20, G. A. r.
of Smyrna, and lived to see the Pos
an active thriving organization, dwin
die by reason of death, to three mem
bers. At the time of his death h,
was preparing for a reunion of tn,
First Delaware Regiment Volunteer
in annual reunion in Smyrna, on Oc
tOber 10th next.
Led Useful and Exemplary Life
A good man, he led an exempliar
/ life, and was kind and devoted in hi
home. Fifty-three years ago the %
of September, just passed, he maI
/ ried Miss Frances Jane Riggs, daugh
! ter of Hiram and Martha (Harring
: tom Riggs who survives him wit
) one daughter, Mrs. Pratt, wife of job
: R. Pratt, near Smyrna. A son, WilliaT
L. Davis, promising young farmel
died = several years ago. Funers
services took place from his late res
dence on West Mt. Vernon street,
/, 1.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon
charge of Rev. R. P. Nichols, paste
!, of Asbury M. E. Church, and intel
ment took place at Glenwood Gem.
terry. The local Grand Army Pc:
had charge of the services at th
grave.