Benjamin Franklin "Grimes" Davis (1831 – June 9, 1863) was an American military officer who served in Indian wars, and then led Union cavalry in the American Civil War before dying in combat. He led a daring escape from the Confederate-encircled Union garrison at Harpers Ferry.
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1832 Alabama
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9 June 1863 (aged 30) near Brandy Station, Virginia
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