. History of the Seventy-sixth regiment New York volunteers; what it endured and accomplished; containing descriptions of its twenty-five battles; its marches; its camp and bivouac scenes; with biographical sketches of fifty-three officers and a complete record of the enlisted men . ime ofhis enlistment in 1861, LieutenantDavis was a farmer. He enlisted as aprivate in Company C. At first hewas thrown out as physically incapa-ble of military duty; but with thatdetermination which afterwards wonso many laurels, he again applied andwas accepted. He felt that the conn-try needed his services, and
. History of the Seventy-sixth regiment New York volunteers; what it endured and accomplished; containing descriptions of its twenty-five battles; its marches; its camp and bivouac scenes; with biographical sketches of fifty-three officers and a complete record of the enlisted men . ime ofhis enlistment in 1861, LieutenantDavis was a farmer. He enlisted as aprivate in Company C. At first hewas thrown out as physically incapa-ble of military duty; but with thatdetermination which afterwards wonso many laurels, he again applied andwas accepted. He felt that the conn-try needed his services, and desired^^^§^c^PsSS*- to make at least an attempt to aid it in its life-struggle. The result justified his persistency. He was in every battlefrom the time he enlisted until he was discharged. At the battle of Gainesville,he was slightly wounded in the breast. He was, in November, 1862, promoted toOrderly Sergeant for bravery and strict attention to business. In February,1863, he was commissioned Second Lieutenant, for good behavior and bmverj,with rank from November eleventh, 1862. In May, 1863, he was commissi. >n. dFirst Lieutenant. At the sanguinary battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July Brat, IS6S,Lieutenant Davis was wounded in the hand, in consequence of which he was dis-. 386 The Seventy-sixth Regiment 1ST Y. Y. charged November ninth, 1863. He had in the meantime visited home andreturned to the hospital at Philadelphia, with the intention to return to the Regi-ment ; but the surgeon declared him unfit for duty, and refused to permit him toreturn. Having done what he could for his country, he returned and went intobusiness at Marathon, Cortland county, N. T., where he now resides. The following extract, from the , published while he was in the service, shows the estimation in which he was held at home:— HONOR TO THE BRAVE. We learn that Lucius Davis, of the Seventy-sixth Regiment, has been commended by Briga-dier-General Doubleday, for conduct in battle, which is highly c
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