Henry B. Davidson
| Henry Brevard Davidson | |
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Brig. Gen. Henry B. Davidson
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| Born |
January 28, 1831 Shelbyville, Tennessee |
| Died | March 4, 1899 (aged 68) Livermore, California |
| Place of burial | Mountain View Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America Confederate States of America
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| Service/branch |
United States Army Confederate States Army
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| Years of service | 1846–1847, 1853–1861 (USA) 1861–1865 (CSA) |
| Rank |
 Captain (USA) Brigadier General (CSA)
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| Commands held | Cavalry brigade in the Army of Tennessee |
| Battles/wars | |
| Other work | deputy sheriff, civil engineer, railroad agent |
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.
Davidson was born in rural Shelbyville, Tennessee, on January 28, 1831. He was educated in the common schools. Following the outbreak of the Mexican-American War, Davidson joined the 1st Tennessee Volunteer Infantry as a private in June 1846. He was decorated for gallantry at the Battle of Monterrey and promoted to sergeant before being discharged May 1847. He received an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York due to his meritorious Mexican-American war service, and graduated from the academy in 1853, ranking 33rd in his class. Among his classmates were future Confederate generals John S. Bowen, John Bell Hood, and John R. Chambliss, Jr..
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