Deputy Collector

James M. Davis

Felonious
End of Watch March 13, 1882
Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Collector James Davis was shot and killed from ambush near Ben Lomond Mountain, outside of McMinnville, Tennessee.

He and several other officers were riding through the area when several men opened fire on him, shooting him several times. The other officers were able to return fire but the subjects escaped over the mountain.

Deputy Collector Davis had been threatened several times for his work against moonshiners, and had been severely wounded one year earlier.

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144 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy Collector Davis served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdtoirfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 13, 1882
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Shotgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

James is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1882, 45 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 143rd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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When

March holds 7.5% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was shotgun, in 7% of these deaths.

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His people

United States Department of the Treasury - Office of Internal Revenue has 27 officers remembered here, James among them.

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Deputy Collector James M. Davis

United States Department of the Treasury - Office of Internal Revenue · End of Watch March 13, 1882

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