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Charles Henry Davis

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General Examination of the Pacific Ocean, by Capt. Charles Philippe de Kerhallet ... Followed by Nautical Directions for Avoiding Hurricanes. Tr. from the 2d French Ed., Under the Direction of Commander Charles Henry Davis, U.S.N., by Authority of the Author. Bureau of
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admired Davis and liked him personally, but said of him that he was "more of a scholar than sailor... not an energetic, driving, fighting officer, such as is wanted for rough work on the Mississippi" – he was made Chief of the Navy's
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on May 10, 1862. Caught unready for battle, two of the Union ships were badly damaged and had to be run into shoal water to keep from sinking. The Confederate vessels escaped with only minor damage. On June 6, his ships fought in the
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that had caused shipwrecks off the coast of New York. During his service to the Survey, he was also responsible for researching tides and currents and acted as an inspector on a number of naval
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had previously been sent, but he did not land and believed the island to be inaccessible. (From evidence that was later found on the island, it had been visited prior to 1857 by whalers).
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describes Davis during the time of the Civil War as "tall, solemn-looking and contemplative, with a drooping mustache that hung over his mouth."
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Theory of the Motion of the Heavenly Bodies Moving about the Sun in Conic Sections: A Translation of Gauss's "Theoria Motus." With an Appendix
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Theory of the Motion of the Heavenly Bodies moving about the Sun in Conic Sections a translation of Gauss's "Theoria Motus." With an Appendix
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Harbor, 1859, United States Commission on Boston; Totten, Joseph Gilbert; Bache, Alexander Dallas; Davis, Charles Henry (1862).
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Theory of the Motion of the Heavenly Bodies Moving about the Sun in Conic Sections: A Translation of Gauss's "Theoria Motus
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Bache, Alexander Dallas; Davis, Charles Henry; Maffitt, John Newland; Maury, Matthew Fontaine; Kurtz, John D. (1852).
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Alexander Dallas Bache: Building the American Nation Through Science and Education in the Nineteenth Century
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and some 300 men, who departed in the St. Mary's for Panama the next day. In 1859, while commanding the
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Narrative of the North Polar Expedition: U.S. Ship Polaris, Captain Charles Francis Hall Commanding
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Narrative of the North Polar Expedition, U.S. Ship Polaris, Captain Charles Francis Hall Commanding
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After his removal from command of the gunboat flotilla in September – Secretary of the Navy
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Report on interoceanic canals and railroads between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
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Theory of the Motion of the Heavenly Bodies Moving about the Sun in Conic Sections
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Several ships of the United States Navy are named in his honor: the torpedo boat
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Report on interoceanic Canals and railroads between Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
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to cooperate with the New Orleans–based fleet of his close friend Flag Officer
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Constant Davis, an 1864 graduate of Harvard who died of tuberculosis in 1869.
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During his travels, Davis wrote about his experiences in his journal about
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Memorials of the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati, 1890. pg. 193.
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Memorials of the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati, 1890. pg. 192.
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Davis died in Washington, D.C. on February 18, 1877, and is buried in
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Communications and Reports in Relation to the Surveys of Boston Harbor
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as his flagship. In 1869, he returned home and served both on the
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before capturing enemy supplies on a successful expedition up the
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Communicates and Reports in Relation to Surveys of Boston Harbor
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Kerhallet, Charles Philippe de; Davis, Charles Henry (1869).
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Davis, Charles Henry; Kerhallet, Charles Philippe de (1861).
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Remarks Upon the Establishment of an American Prime Meridian
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Remarks Upon the Establishment of an American Prime Meridian
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Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
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Vicksburg: Grant's Campaign That Broke the Confederacy
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in June 1861. On 15 November 1861, he was promoted to
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degree from Harvard; in 1868, he received an honorary
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Davis married Harriette Blake Mills, the daughter of
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For the American businessman and civil engineer, see
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The New-England Historical and Genealogical Register
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The Military and Naval Magazine of the United States
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Gauss, Carl Friedrich; Davis, Charles Henry (1857).
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Life of Charles Henry Davis, Rear Admiral, 1807-1877
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Life of Charles Henry Davis, Rear Admiral, 1807-1877
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Life of Charles Henry Davis, Rear Admiral, 1807-1877
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Life of Charles Henry Davis, Rear Admiral, 1807-1877
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Life of Charles Henry Davis, Rear Admiral, 1807-1877
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From 1865 to 1867, he was the Superintendent of the
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New York, N.Y.: May 12, 1862. pg. 8, 1 pgs 1192:The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers 634:served as Chief Intelligence Officer of the 289:. Davis was also one of the founders of the 1467:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( 800:. Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, 1860. 416:, where he discovered a previously unknown 269:that had caused wrecks off of the coast of 36: 25: 1618:Memoir of Charles Henry Davis (1807–1877) 1570:The New England Farmer; a Monthly Journal 657:in succession to his grandfather Colonel 1440:General Examination of the Pacific Ocean 1105: 1103: 1101: 1077: 1075: 822:General Examination of the Pacific Ocean 804:General Examination of the Pacific Ocean 667: 544:On February 7, 1863, he was promoted to 898: 680:, translated to English by Davis (1857) 560:. In 1867, he was given command of the 426:American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac 1460: 877:Bibliography of the American Civil War 738:, and the oceanographic research ship 695:After the Civil War, Davis joined the 593:. Together, they were the parents of: 356:. From 1830 to 1833, he served on the 1427:. Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography. 1365:The Coast Survey of the United States 774:The Coast Survey of the United States 692:(1809), which was published in 1857. 7: 408:From 1846 to 1849, he worked in the 1539:, Stanford University Press, 2001, 1028:Davis, Charles Henry (2019-03-08). 638:from September 1889 to August 1892. 404:Coat of Arms of Charles Henry Davis 1502:. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1395:Report on the Harbor of Charleston 786:Report on the Harbor of Charleston 619:, and great-grandson of President 541:and returned to Washington, D.C.. 14: 1603:"Rear Admiral Charles H. Davis." 1294:. Houghton, Mifflin. p. 71. 1269:. Houghton, Mifflin. p. 65. 1147:. Houghton, Mifflin. p. 63. 910:. Houghton, Mifflin. p. 95. 812:. J.E. Farwell and Company, 1862. 384:In 1841, he received an honorary 21:Charles Henry Davis (businessman) 1034:. Creative Media Partners, LLC. 855: 841: 505:In July, he came downriver from 146: 122: 102: 957:"Commander Charles Henry Davis" 558:United States Naval Observatory 1600:. Boston: 1862. pg. 299, 3 pgs 1575:"The American Guano Islands." 1253:The Life of George Cabot Lodge 935:. Campus Verlag. p. 249. 684:Davis translated into English 663:American Philosophical Society 365:. In 1834, he was promoted to 352:. In 1829, he was promoted to 1: 1517:. Government Printing Office. 1513:Davis, Charles Henry (1876). 1486:. Government Printing Office. 1482:Davis, Charles Henry (1867). 1378:Davis, Charles Henry (1849). 1363:Davis, Charles Henry (1849). 1290:Davis, Charles Henry (1899). 1265:Davis, Charles Henry (1899). 1228:"US Navy Officers: 1778–1900" 1143:Davis, Charles Henry (1899). 1060:onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu 906:Davis, Charles Henry (1899). 449:, Davis was ordered to go to 435:and given the command of the 636:Office of Naval Intelligence 517:, part of the 14-month long 431:In 1854, he was promoted to 291:National Academy of Sciences 1457:. J.E. Farwell and Company. 931:Jansen, Axel (2011-02-14). 806:, E & G.W. Blunt, 1861. 392:from the same institution. 1703: 1682:Boston Latin School alumni 607:Evelyn Davis, who married 410:United States Coast Survey 324:in 1821, where he studied 263:United States Coast Survey 18: 16:United States Navy admiral 1589:"Another Naval Victory." 863:American Civil War portal 655:Society of the Cincinnati 613:Charles Francis Adams Sr. 473:, Davis was appointed to 245:February 18, 1877) was a 237:January 16, 1807 – 35: 1687:Burials in Massachusetts 1582:"The Aquarial Gardens." 1340:"AIP Niels Bohr Library" 752:native to the coasts of 704:Cambridge, Massachusetts 615:, grandson of President 487:Western Gunboat Flotilla 279:Western Gunboat Flotilla 261:. While working for the 168:Western Gunboat Flotilla 91:Cambridge, Massachusetts 1537:Civil War High Commands 1189:Hockey, Thomas (2009). 582:Personal life and death 562:South Atlantic Squadron 500:First Battle of Memphis 475:Blockade Strategy Board 283:First Battle of Memphis 199:First Battle of Memphis 172:South Atlantic Squadron 1677:Harvard College alumni 1667:Scientists from Boston 1584:Friends' Intelligencer 1442:. E. & G.W. Blunt. 794:. Little, Brown, 1857. 764:, is named for Davis. 681: 515:Vicksburg, Mississippi 405: 219:Davis political family 187:Second Battle of Rivas 1531:Eicher, John H., and 671: 481:. He was made acting 453:to obtain samples of 403: 210:Harriette Blake Mills 135:Years of service 1320:search.amphilsoc.org 1316:"APS Member History" 686:Carl Friedrich Gauss 678:Carl Friedrich Gauss 539:Bureau of Navigation 485:, in command of the 369:and assigned to the 336:on August 12, 1823. 1657:Union Navy admirals 1623:Charles Henry Davis 1425:Tables of Melpomene 1197:Springer Publishing 871:Seth Ledyard Phelps 798:Tables of Melpomene 318:Boston Latin School 277:, he commanded the 227:Charles Henry Davis 30:Charles Henry Davis 1596:"Current Events." 1568:"American Guano." 1563:The Naval Magazine 1124:www.britannica.com 1009:www.britannica.com 985:www.britannica.com 682: 574:as well as in the 519:Vicksburg campaign 507:Memphis, Tennessee 471:American Civil War 406: 334:United States Navy 316:. He attended the 308:Davis was born in 275:American Civil War 259:United States Navy 193:American Civil War 129:United States Navy 1301:978-0-598-62841-1 1276:978-0-598-62841-1 1206:978-0-387-31022-0 1154:978-0-598-62841-1 1082:Miller, Donald L. 1041:978-0-530-69890-8 942:978-3-593-39355-1 917:978-0-598-62841-1 830:, G. P. O., 1876. 762:Rhodactis davisii 722:, the destroyers 617:John Quincy Adams 602:Henry Cabot Lodge 591:Elijah Hunt Mills 576:Naval Observatory 511:David G. Farragut 491:Mississippi River 465:Civil War service 354:passed midshipman 224: 223: 72:February 18, 1877 1694: 1533:Eicher, David J. 1519: 1518: 1510: 1504: 1503: 1494: 1488: 1487: 1479: 1473: 1472: 1466: 1458: 1450: 1444: 1443: 1435: 1429: 1428: 1420: 1414: 1413: 1412:. 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Index

Charles Henry Davis (businessman)

Boston
Massachusetts
Washington, D.C.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
United States
United States Navy

Rear admiral
St. Mary's
Western Gunboat Flotilla
South Atlantic Squadron
Filibuster War
Second Battle of Rivas
American Civil War
First Battle of Memphis
Davis political family
self-educated
astronomer
rear admiral
United States Navy
United States Coast Survey
shoal
New York
American Civil War
Western Gunboat Flotilla
First Battle of Memphis
Yazoo River
National Academy of Sciences

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