Civil War Medal of Honor

Awarded to Soldier from Newcomerstown

The President of the United States
in the name of The Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the

FREEMAN DAVIS

Rank and Organization
Sergeant, Company B, 80th Ohio Infantry

Place and Date
At Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, November 25, 1863

Birth
Newcomerstown, Ohio

Date of Issue
30 March 1898

Citation
This soldier, while his regiment was falling back, seeing the two color bearers shot down, under a severe fire and at imminent peril recovered both the flags and saved them from capture.