Signature With Rank

(1807-77) Entering the navy as a Midshipman in 1823, he served in the Pacific, the Mediterranean, and the South Atlantic. Promoted to Captain in November 1861, he was Chief of Staff and Fleet Officer in the Port Royal expedition. He was promoted to Flag Officer of the Mississippi flotilla, in May 1862, fighting at Fort Pillow, Memphis, Vicksburg, and the Yazoo River. As Commodore, in July 1862, Davis was made chief of the Bureau of Navigation and promoted to Rear Admiral in Feb. 1863. Staying in the U.S. Navy after the Civil War, he was superintendent of the Naval Observatory, and commander of the South Atlantic Squadron, dying on active duty.

Signature With Rank: 3 1/2 x 1, in ink, C.H. Davis, Rear Admiral. Very fine.