Freeman Davis (soldier)

{{Infobox military person

|name = Freeman Davis

|image =

|birth_date = {{birth date|1842|02|28}}

|death_date = {{death date and age|1899|02|23|1842|02|28}}

|birth_place = Newcomerstown, Ohio

|death_place = Butler, Missouri

|placeofburial = Oak Hill Cemetery

|allegiance ={{flag|United States of America|1861}}

|branch ={{army|USA}}

|serviceyears =

|rank = Sergeant

|unit = {{Flagicon|Ohio}} 80th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment - Company B

|battles = Battle of Missionary Ridge

|awards = {{Flagicon image|Medal of Honor ribbon.svg}} Medal of Honor

}}

Sergeant Freeman Davis (February 28, 1842 – February 23, 1899) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Davis received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Missionary Ridge in Tennessee on 25 November 1863. He was honored with the award on 30 March 1898.{{Cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_af.html |title=Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients |accessdate=7 December 2013 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175923/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/987 |title=Freeman Davis |access-date=7 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213064741/http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=987 |archive-date=13 December 2013 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://valor.defense.gov/Recipients/Army-Medal-of-Honor-Recipients/ |title=U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients |access-date=7 December 2013}}