Davis Lippincott (abt. 1840 - 1865)

Born about 1840 in Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Vinette (Bent) Wood — married 30 Dec 1861 (to 7 Jan 1865) in Fayette County, Iowa, USA

Died 7 Jan 1865 at about age 25 in Julesburg, Colorado Territory

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Biography

Davis Lippincott was Killed in Action during American Indian Wars.

Davis Lippincott is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Army 1863-1865
7th Iowa Cavalry, Company F

Davis Lippincott was born about 1840 in Ohio to Remembrance Lippincott and Eleanor Davis. He went west with his family before 1850 and settled in Fayette County, Iowa. He married Sarah Vinette Bent on 30 December 1861. ^[1]They had no children. He enlisted in the Union Army 15 March 1863. He mustered into Company F, Iowa 7th Cavalry Regiment and was promoted numerous times.^[2] The 7th Iowa Cavalry was organized to "assist in the defense of the western and northern frontier settlements against the hostile Indian tribes." ^[3]

1850 US Census
Fayette County, Iowa ^[4]

Bartholomew Lippencott, 48, b Virginia, farmer

Elenor Lippencott, 47, b Virginia

Rebeca Lippencott, 17, b Ohio

Hannah Lippencott, 15, b Ohio

Margaret Lippencott, 12, b Ohio

David Lippencott, 10, b Ohio

Paulina Lippencott, 5, b Ohio

Gilbert Lippencott, 2, b Ohio

1860 US Census
West Union Township, Fayette, Iowa ^[5]

R Lippincot, 54, b Virginia

E Lippinco, 55, b Virginia

David Lippincot, 20, b Ohio, farm laborer

Pelina Lippincot, 13, b Ohio

Lewis Davis, 21, farm laborer

1861 Marriage
Davis Lippincott married Sarah Vinette Bent in Fayette County, Iowa, on 30 December 1861 by Rev. Ricker. ^[6][7][8] They had no children.

1863-1865 Davis Lippincott - Union Army
Davis Lippincott, 23, enlisted in the Union Army 15 March 1863 and was promoted numerous times. ^[9]Unlike others from Fayette County who had been sent to fight the rebels in the South, the 7th Iowa Cavalry was organized at Davenport in the summer of 1863 "under special authority of the War Department, for the purpose of assisting in the defense of the western and northern frontier settlements against the hostile Indian tribes."^[3]

Davis Lippincott was mustered into Company F. ^[10]"Upon their arrival at Omaha, six companies in the regiment, under command of Major H. H. Heath, were stationed at different posts in Nebraska Territory." ^[11]

Company F was subjected to great hardships during the fall and winter of 1863-1864, "with no quarters except the shelter of a few worn Sibley tents." They spent time at Cottonwood Springs (Ft Cottonwood) until March 1864, marched to Ft Laramie then to Julesburg in Colorado Territory. Total distance marched from Ft Laramie on July 19 to Julesburg on August 24 was 966 miles. Upon arriving at Julesburg, the company commenced erecting their new quarters--the post was named Fort Rankin. ^[3]

Julesburg was a prominent way station on the Overland Trail. It consisted of a stagecoach station, stables, an express and telegraph office, a warehouse, and a large store that catered to travelers going to Denver along the South Platte. The residents were described as "Fifty men...all armed to the teeth with everything arranged so they could fight behind sod walls. One mile west was Fort Rankin (later Fort Sedgwick) with a complement of one company of cavalry, about sixty men, under Captain Nicholas J. O’Brien. The fort, although only four months old, was formidable… and ringed by a sod wall 18 feet tall." ^[12]

The Battle of Julesburg took place on 7 January 1865 near Julesburg, then in the Colorado Territory, ^[13]between 1,000 Indians and about 60 U.S. Army soldiers and 40-50 civilians. Davis Lippincott was among the 14 soldiers who lost their life in battle that day. ^{[14] [3][15]}

The following account of the engagement is given in the historical memoranda of Major O'Brien: "On the 7th of January 1865, thirty-seven men of the company, being all that were present for duty, engaged in battle some fifteen hundred Indian warriors, concentrated for battle near the post. The Indians at first retired, and I immediately ordered a pursuit, which was continued to the bluffs, when, suddenly from every ravine and hiding place, the savages threw themselves upon my little band; at first the enemy was checked, but only for a moment. The enemy compelled my men to retreat; leaving fourteen of the detachment dead on the field horribly mutilated...After the retreat, the Indians retired. Many Indians were killed and wounded."^[3]

He was buried at Ft Rankin then later reburied at Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, Lincoln County, Nebraska. ^[16][17]

Davis Lippincott obituary from "The Sabbath Recorder"

Killed, at Julesburg, Colorado Territory, Jan. 7th, 1865, by the Indians, Davis Lippincott, son of Remembrance and Eleanor Lippincott, of West Union, Iowa, aged 25 years and 16 days. He enlisted in the 7th Iowa Cavalry in April, 1863, against the will of his parents, wife, and sisters; thus he entered into the service of his country, in hope of helping to rescue her from the hands of tyrants. He made a profession of religion after he enlisted, and expressed a hope of having received a pardon of his sins through the blood of the atonement. He often expressed his regret that he had to do so much on the Lord’s Sabbath, contrary to his wishes; and his request, in all of his letters to his wife and friends, was that they would pray that God would give him grace to overcome all the evils he was surrounded with. In the last letter he wrote to his eldest sister, the day before he was killed, in answer to her letter, he said he was glad she was still trying to serve the Lord, because death was on our track, and we should always be ready when the summons comes. He was slain upon the altar of his country, by savage barbarity, with fourteen of his company, who were sent by their First Lieutenant, five miles from their camp, into an ambuscade of fifteen hundred Indians.^[18]

Sources

1. ↑ Fayette County Pioneer, item dated 6 Jan 1862 , Mr David Lippincott and Miss S. Vinett Bent, both of Fayette County, Iowa [30 Dec 1861 by Rev Ricker]
2. ↑ Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.[Davis Lippincott, age 23, Enlistment Date:15 Mar 1863; Rank at enlistment:Private State Served:Iowa; Survived the War?:No' Service Record:Promoted to Full 7th Corporal on 29 Jul 1863.Promoted to Full 3rd Corporal on 01 Nov 1863.Enlisted in Company F, Iowa 7th Cavalry Regiment on 15 Mar 1863.Promoted to Full 6th Corporal on 05 Aug 1863.Promoted to Full 4th Corporal on 05 Sep 1863.Promoted to Full 5th Corporal on 23 Aug 1863.Promoted to Full Corporal on 27 Apr 1864.Promoted to Full 2nd Corporal on 08 Feb 1864.Mustered out on 07 Jan 1865 at Julesburg, CO'. Birth Date:abt 1840]
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} Roster and Record of IOWA SOLDIERS in the War of the Rebelliontogether with historical sketches of Volunteer Organizations 1861-1866. VOL. IV (online) http://iagenweb.org/civilwar/regiment/cavalry/07th/hist.html
4. ↑ 1850; Census Place: Fayette, Iowa; Roll: M432_184; Page: 136A; Image: 15 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
5. ↑ 1860; Census Place: West Union, Fayette, Iowa; Roll: M653_322; Page: 111; Family History Library Film: 803322 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.[]
6. ↑ Fayette County Pioneer, item dated 6 Jan 1862 , Mr David Lippincott and Miss S. Vinett Bent, both of Fayette County, Iowa [30 Dec 1861 by Rev Ricker]
7. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KLW2-KLR : 4 November 2017), Davis Lippincott and S Vinett Bent, 30 Dec 1861, , Fayette, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,018,348.
8. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KLWJ-88T : 18 October 2017), Davis Lippincott and S Vinett Bent, 30 Dec 1861, , Fayette, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,513,687.
9. ↑ Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.[Davis Lippincott, age 23, Enlistment Date:15 Mar 1863; Rank at enlistment:Private State Served:Iowa; Survived the War?:No' Service Record:Promoted to Full 7th Corporal on 29 Jul 1863.Promoted to Full 3rd Corporal on 01 Nov 1863.Enlisted in Company F, Iowa 7th Cavalry Regiment on 15 Mar 1863.Promoted to Full 6th Corporal on 05 Aug 1863.Promoted to Full 4th Corporal on 05 Sep 1863.Promoted to Full 5th Corporal on 23 Aug 1863.Promoted to Full Corporal on 27 Apr 1864.Promoted to Full 2nd Corporal on 08 Feb 1864.Mustered out on 07 Jan 1865 at Julesburg, CO'. Birth Date:abt 1840]
10. ↑ National Park Service. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. [Davis Lippincott; Side:Union; Regiment State/Origin:Iowa; Regiment:7th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry; Company:F; Rank In:Private; Rank Out:Private; Film Number:M541 roll 16]
11. ↑ Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion: 1st-9th regiments, Cavalry, and two independent companies, Cavalry E.H. English, state printer, 1910 - Iowa, Historical Sketch Seventh Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry, page 1253 (online) https://books.google.com/books?id=okAuAAAAYAAJ&num=11
12. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Battle of Julesburg," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, (accessed January 5, 2017).
13. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Colorado Territory," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, (accessed September 25, 2019).
14. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, compiled 1861-1865. ARC ID: 656639. Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's-1917. Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C.[Davis Lipincot; Death Date:7 Jan 1865; Enlistment State: Iowa; Rank: Private; Company: F; Regiment: 7 Iowa Vols; Box Number: 16]
15. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Colorado Territory," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, (accessed September 25, 2019).
16. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176888101/davis-lippincott: accessed 30 September 2023), memorial page for Davis Lippincott (1840–7 Jan 1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 176888101, citing Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by sameelee (contributor 48534864).
17. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Fort McPherson National Cemetery," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, (accessed September 24, 2019).
18. ↑ "The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 21, No 12, p 47, Mar. 23, 1865. (screen shot from Jon Saunders)

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