Fort Leavenworth in Leavenworth County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Henry G. Davis

Sergeant, Co. D, 4th. Cav. M.S.M.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 16, 2016

1. Henry G. Davis Monument

Inscription. Died Nov. 10. 1864 of wounds received at the battle of Big Blue River Oct. 23. 1864.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.

Location. 39° 21.057′ N, 94° 55.79′ W. Memorial is in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, in Leavenworth County. It is on Pacemaker south of Ironwood, on the right when traveling south. Monument is on Section A, Site 26, of Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Fort Leavenworth KS 66027, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Greater Kansas City.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Henry G. Davis (here, next to this marker); Edward Hatch (a few steps from this marker); War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Leavenworth (within shouting distance of this marker); Lieutenant John L. Grattan (within shouting distance of this marker); Samuel Turner Shepperd (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Leavenworth.

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sectionhead>More about this memorial. Access to Fort Leavenworth, an active US Army post, is restricted and requires proper identification.

Regarding Henry G. Davis. M.S.M. stands for the pro-Union Missouri State Militia, as opposed to the pro-Confederate Missouri State Guard.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 16, 2016

2. Henry G. Davis Monument

At left foreground, with cemetery office in background

Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 483 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 28, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on November 29, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.