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Age at Enlistment: *64
Length of Service: 1863-1865
State: Virginia
Rank: Pvt
Unit: Wade’s Regiment, Local Defense; Washington County Militia; Wythe County Militia
Service Record: Joined Co. A for duty 15 Jul 1863 at Christiansburg, VA with his brother John Robinson Charlton.
*Davidson (64) and his older brother John Robinson (71) were perhaps the oldest Confederate Soldiers to have served in the war.
Survived War: Yes
Cemetery / Burial: Charlton Cemetery #2, Belmont, Montgomery Co., VA; civilian headstone
Soldier Info: Born in Montgomery Co., VA in 1798; Died in Montgomery Co., VA in 1886
Relationship to Author: 1st cousin 7x
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