After the war, he practiced medicine in Hanover County until 1874, when he moved to St. Charles County, MO, where he practiced medicine until 1877. He then became editor of the local newspaper Cosmos. He moved to Roanoke, VA in 1888 and became editor of the Roanoke Daily Times, and continued as a newspaper editor. He died in 1924.
Thursday, August 9, 2012
James Waddy Davis, student 1861-1862
Davis attended the Medical College of Virginia after leaving R-MC, graduating in the spring 1864. On August 9, 1864, he was joined as Acting Assistant Surgeon. He was assigned to prison hospitals in Richmond, including the prison hospital at Belle Isle in Richmond, VA. In October, he was attached to the 46th VA Infantry On November 13, 1864, he was sent to the General Receiving Hospital in Gordonsville, VA for duty, where he remained until December 18, 1864. He was captured near Amelia Court House, VA on April 3, 1865 and sent to City Point, VA and then to Newport News, VA in late April. On April 28, 1865 he was sent to Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C., from which he was released on May 9, 1865 after taking the oath of allegiance.
After the war, he practiced medicine in Hanover County until 1874, when he moved to St. Charles County, MO, where he practiced medicine until 1877. He then became editor of the local newspaper Cosmos. He moved to Roanoke, VA in 1888 and became editor of the Roanoke Daily Times, and continued as a newspaper editor. He died in 1924.
After the war, he practiced medicine in Hanover County until 1874, when he moved to St. Charles County, MO, where he practiced medicine until 1877. He then became editor of the local newspaper Cosmos. He moved to Roanoke, VA in 1888 and became editor of the Roanoke Daily Times, and continued as a newspaper editor. He died in 1924.
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