Private Riley Davison of the 4th Texas Infantry was mortally wounded in combat at Sharpsburg on 17 September 1862. He died in US Army General Hospital #1 in Frederick, MD on 3 February 1863 and his burial was recorded by US Army Assistant Surgeon Robert F. Weir (1838-1927), surgeon-in-charge.
See more about USA General Hospital #1 from Terry Reimer at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick. And a brief bio sketch of Dr Weir from the SpringerLink research database.
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