Day was principal of Buckhannon Institure in Buckhannon, VA (now WV) in 1860. He enlisted on August 23, 1863 as a private in Co. B of the 46th Battalion VA Cavalry, which later became the 26th VA Cavalry. He was detailed as a nurse at the General Hospital in Charlottesville, VA on September 17, 1863. During his time in Charlottesville,Day attended medical school at the University of Virginia in 1864.
Dr. Day died of tuberculosis on Jan. 22, 1871 and is buried in Washington, D.C. in Congressional Cemetery.
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