Oscar A. Davis

Oscar A. Davis was born in 1844 and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1863 when he was 19. Davis was 19 years old when he was mustered in on May 10th, 1863. Oscar Davis was first enlisted in the Michigan Calvary and was eventually promoted to Captain, but was later transferred to the 102nd U.S.C.T. Oscar Davis was first transferred to Company B, but he was later promoted to 2nd Lieutenant and assigned to Company E. On August 17th of 1864, Davis was put under arrest and charged with refusing to go on picket guard. In November of 1864, Davis was Court Martialed for refusing to go on picket duty and for using the phrase “God damned.” Davis was found guilty and was forced to pay $50 of his monthly pay for three months. Oscar Davis was given two furloughs during his service in the war. The first time was in May of 1865. He was given leave for thirty days so that he could attend to personal matters regarding his property back home in Detroit, Michigan. The second time he went on leave was for three days in June 1865 to attend to a complication dealing with his muster. The muster was the way that the members of the 102nd U.S.C.T and other regiments were counted during the Civil War. This was also how they kept track of the different soldiers, and how they were counted in order to be paid for their service. Oscar Davis was not getting paid the correct amount due to the problem with his muster and had to leave and go home in order to resolve this issue. Oscar Davis was mustered out on September 30th, 1865. Little is known about his life after the war.