Weldon Edwards Davis, student 1858-1859

Davis enlisted August 16, 1861 as 3rd lieutenant in Co. B of the 30th NC Infantry. He was promoted to 2nd lieutenant on on Sep. 26, 1861 and to 1st lieutenant on May 1, 1862. On June 13, 1863, Davis was promoted to captain. He was wounded in the right leg at Kelly's Ford, VA on November 7, 1863 and taken prisoner. Davis was admitted two days later to Douglas Hospital in Washington, DC, where records indicate his leg was fractured and gangrene had set in.  The leg was amputated on November 10, and Davis died on November 22, 1863.  He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.