Davidson dressed up like a man to join the Union Army and stay close to her fiancé.
[citation needed] While in the 28th Ohio Infantry, Davidson and her fiancé fought in the Battle of Antietam in the year 1862.
[citation needed] Pennsylvania governor Andrew Curtin was one of many who came to the battlefield to help take care of wounded soldiers.
Davidson ended up surviving the shot, however doctors had to amputate her arm halfway between her shoulder and elbow.
[citation needed] Davidson felt she had to thank Pennsylvania governor Andrew Curtin in person for saving her life out on the battlefield.