Henry Brevard Davidson - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Jan 28, 1831 Tennessee, United States Died on 04 Mar 1899 (aged 68)

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About Henry Brevard Davidson

  • Henry Brevard Davidson (January 28, 1831 – March 4, 1899) was a graduate of the United States Military Academy and an officer in the United States Army in the West before the American Civil War.
  • At the outbreak of the war, he resigned his commission and served in various staff positions in the Confederate States Army.
  • On August 18, 1863, he was promoted to brigadier general and first commanded brigades of cavalry in the Western Theater, particularly in Tennessee and Georgia.
  • In 1864, he was transferred to Virginia and served in the Valley Campaigns of 1864.
  • At the end of the war, he served under General Joseph E.
  • Johnston in the Carolina Campaign.
  • After the war, he became a civil engineer in California and in 1887 was deputy secretary of state in California.
  • Later in life, he was an agent for the Southern Pacific Railroad in Danville, California.

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