Henry Eugene Davies

Henry Eugene Davies
Born(1836-07-02)July 2, 1836
New York City, New York
DiedSeptember 7, 1894(1894-09-07) (aged 58)
Middleborough, Massachusetts
Place of burial
St. Luke's Churchyard, Beacon, New York
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Service / branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861–1866
Rank Major General
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War

Henry Eugene Davies (July 2, 1836 – September 7, 1894) was an American soldier, writer, public official and lawyer. He served in the Union Army as a brigadier general of volunteers in cavalry service during the American Civil War ("Civil War") and was promoted to the grade of major general of volunteers at the end of the war. Davies was one of the few nonprofessional soldiers in the Union cavalry in the East to be promoted to the grade of general. He led his brigade in several major battles, especially during the Overland Campaign, the Battle of Trevilian Station, the Siege of Petersburg and the Appomattox Campaign at the end of the war.