Henry Brevard Davidson
Born: January 28, 1831
Birthplace: Shelbyville, Tennessee
Father: George Washington Davidson Sr. 1800 – 1854
Mother: Sophie Francis Woodward Peacock 1804 – 1870
Wife: Emma Eve Wayland 1847 – 1890
(Buried: Chico Cemetery, Chico, California)
Children:
John Wayland Davidson 1871 – 1872
(Buried: Chico Cemetery, Chico, California)
Francis “Frank” Marion Davidson 1876 – 1955
Bertha Davidson 1879 -
Education:
1853: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (33rd in class)
Occupation before War:
1853 – 1855: Brevet, 2nd Lt. United States Army Dragoons
1853: Attended Cavalry School of Practice, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
1853 – 1854: Garrison Duty at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
1854: Frontier Duty at Fort Union, New Mexico Territory
1854 – 1855: Frontier Duty at Albuquerque, New Mexico Territory
1855 – 1856: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Dragoons
1856 – 1861: 1st Lt. United States Army, 1st Dragoons
1861: Captain United States Army, 1st Dragoons
1861: Dropped from United States Army on July 30th
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Major and Confederate Army Staff Officer
1862: Surrendered following Battle of Island Number Ten
1862 – 1863: Colonel of Confederate Cavalry in Shenandoah Valley
1863: Participated in Wheeler's Raid
1863 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Cavalry
1864: Cavalry Commander in Rome, Georgia
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1867: Deputy Sheriff of New Orleans, Louisiana
1878 – 1886: United States Inspector, Public Works, San Pedro, California
1886 – 1899: Civil Engineer and Railroad Agent in California
Died: March 4, 1899
Place of Death: Livemore, California
Age at time of Death: 68 years old
Burial Place: Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, California
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