Davis enlisted as a private in Co. B of the 56th VA Infantry on June 25, 1861. He was discharged on November 26, 1861 at the request of his older brother George, who was captain of the company, whose letter requesting Andrew's discharge indicates it is at the request of his mother so that Andrew could recover from typhoid fever and then resume his studies at R. M. College. As RMC closed for the duration of the war in January 1863, Davis went to VMI in February 1863 and joined Company C as a private. He fought at the Battle of New Market with an artillery unit. Davis left the cadets in February 1865 and is believed to have served in the Carolinas for the remained of the war.
After the war, he returned to Mecklenburg county and farmed. Davis died on October 15, 1915 and is buried in Mecklenburg County in the Davis Family Cemetery at Oakland.
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