{⋆★⋆} BG Davis, William George Mackey

William George Mackey Davis

Born: May 9, 1812
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Birth Place: Portsmouth, Virginia

Father: Sailing Master George Davis 1785 – 1817
(Buried: Ott Farm Cemetery, Remington, Virginia)​

Mother: Margaret Mackey Davis 1791 – 1880
(Buried: Ott Farm Cemetery, Remington, Virginia)​

Wife: Mary Elizabeth Mills Davis 1818 – 1887
(Buried: Ott Farm Cemetery, Remington, Virginia)​

Children:

Charles E. Mills Davis 1844 – 1900​
(Buried: Ott Farm Cemetery, Remington, Virginia)​
Bernard M. Davis 1847 – 1880​
(Buried: Greene – Miller Cemetery, Dungeness, Georgia)​
William George Mackey Davis Jr. 1856 – 1926​
(Buried: Old City Cemetery, Tallahassee, Florida)​

Occupation:

Attorney and Cotton Speculator in Apalachicola, Florida​

Civil War Career:

1861: Donated $50,000.00 to the Confederate States Government​
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 1st Florida Cavalry Regiment​
1861: Commander of Provisional forces in Eastern Florida​
1862: 1st​ Brigade of 3rd Division Department of East Tennessee​
1862 – 1863: Brigadier General of Confederate States Army​
1862 – 1863: Commander of the Department of East Tennessee​
1863 – 1865: Blockade Runner of fleets between Wilmington to Nassau​

Occupation after War:

1866: Pardoned by the United States Government​
1866 – 1898: Attorney in Washington, D.C.​

Died:
March 11, 1898

Place of Death: Alexandria, Virginia

Cause of Death: Not Known

Age at time of Death: 85 Years old

Burial Place: Ott Farm Cemetery, Remington, Virginia
 
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It sort of sounds like Davis took over command of the Department of East Tennessee for several months in 1863 when Henry Heth transferred to the Army Northern Virginia.Heth had been a Divisional and Department commander but was requested by General Lee to join the ANV.
 
It sort of sounds like Davis took over command of the Department of East Tennessee for several months in 1863 when Henry Heth transferred to the Army Northern Virginia. Heth had been a Divisional and Department commander but was requested by General Lee to join the ANV.
1/17/63 Richmond
XII. Gen Donelson is assigned to the command of the Dept of East Tenn, which will hereafter include within its limits the counties of Washington, Russell, Buchanan, Wise, Scott, & Lee, in Va. The command of Gen H Marshall will be considered as embraced within this dept.
XIII. Gen Heth, now in command of the Dept of East Tenn, on being relieved by Gen Donelson, will repair to Fredericksburg, & report for duty to Gen Lee, cdg, &c.

2/5 Cooper to Johnston-sending orders assigning Donelson to command of E Tenn & Heth to report to Lee.

2/18/63 Lee to Heth saying he wants him to join his army ASAP

3/5/63 Donelson was promoted to major general on March 5, 1863 (to rank from January 17); the Senate approved his appointment on April 22 happened prior to learning of his death a week earlier.

4/17/63 Gen Donelson dies of disease at Montvale, Tenn

5/6 BG Wm G. M. Davis resigned his brigadier generalship

5/11 Buckner arrived at Knoxville from Mobile & assumed command of the Dept of E Tenn on 5/12
 
Sorry to be late, Gents.

I've been doing further research on the son of Brig. General Davis.......... Charles E. Mills Davis.

I have copied documents from the National Archives on his son Charles, who was a Private in Company D of the 11th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry. Charles was sworn in by John S. Mosby in August of 1863, captured in December of that year, paroled in early 1864, and captured yet again on April 9th, 1864. Taken from prison to Fort Warren, he sat there until he finally took the Oath of Allegiance in June of 1865! Charles attended the Mosby Unit Reunion in 1895, and sadly died in 1900 at age 55. Interesting that a daughter of Charles died in 1979, at age 100!

Best of all, I have Charles' Robinson Sharps carbine, stamped "CMD". This was Charles' second similarly-stamped Sharps, and was found for sale in New York State. His first Sharps (also stamped "CMD") was sold by Rebel Relics a few years back.

Cheers,

Bill in Canada
 
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