Joseph R. Davis

Joseph R. Davis
Joseph R. Davis
	Official portrait, c. 1888
Birth name	Joseph Robert Davis
Born	January 12, 1825; Louisiana, U.S.
Died	September 15, 1896 (aged 71); Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.
Buried	Biloxi Cemetery,; Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. 30°23′52.1″N 88°54′27.2″W / 30.397806°N 88.907556°W
Allegiance	Confederate States; United States;
Branch	Confederate States Army; Mississippi National Guard;
Years of service	1861–1865 (C.S.); 1888–1895 (Miss.);
Rank	Brigadier-General (C.S.); Major-General (Miss.);
Commands	Company I, 10th Mississippi Infantry Regiment (1861); Davis' Brigade (1862–1865); Mississippi National Guard (1888–1895);
Battles	American Civil War Siege of Suffolk; Gettysburg Campaign (WIA); Wilderness Campaign; Siege of Petersburg; Appomattox Campaign (POW); ;
Alma mater	Miami University (BA)
Spouse(s)	Frances H. D. Peyton (m. 1842; div. 1878); Margaret C. Green (m. 1879);
Children	3
Relations	Jefferson Davis (uncle)

Major-General Joseph Robert Davis (January 12, 1825 – September 15, 1896) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the commanding general of the Mississippi National Guard from 1888 to 1895. During the American Civil War, he served as aide-de-camp to the President of the Confederate States and commanded a brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia. He is best known for his role at Gettysburg. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Madison and Scott counties in the Mississippi Senate from 1860 to 1861.