The President of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the

Medal of Honor

to

 

DAVIDSON, ANDREW

Rank and Organization: First Lieutenant, Company H, 30th U.S. Colored Troops. Place and Date: At the mine, Petersburg, Va., 30 July 1864. Entered Service At: Otsego County, N.Y. Born: 12 February 1840, Scotland. Date of Issue: 17 October 1892.

Citation:

One of the first to enter the enemy's works, where, after his colonel, major, and one-third the company officers had fallen, he gallantly assisted in rallying and saving the remnant of the command.