DAVIDSON, John Wynn
Affiliation:
Union
Born: August 18 1824, Fairfax Cty VA
Died: June 26 1881, St Paul MN
Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1845,
frontier duty, Mexican war, fought Indians
War Service: August 1861 Capt. in 1st US Cavalry, Maj. in 2nd US
Cavalry, served in Washington defences, February 1862 appointed Brig. Gen.
of Volunteers, commanded 3rd Bde/2nd Divn/VI Corps in Peninsula campaign,
commanded the Dist. of St Louis, commanded armies in Missouri and Arkansas,
chief of cavalry in Dept. of West Mississippi.
Post War: Army service in inspector general's department,
professor of military science