For the American businessman and civil engineer, see Charles Henry Davis (businessman).
Charles Henry Davis
Born
(1807-01-16)January 16, 1807 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died
February 18, 1877(1877-02-18) (aged 70) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Place of burial
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Navy
Years of service
1823–1877
Rank
Rear admiral
Commands held
St. Mary's Western Gunboat Flotilla South Atlantic Squadron
Battles/wars
Filibuster War
Second Battle of Rivas
American Civil War
First Battle of Memphis
Spouse(s)
Harriette Blake Mills
Relations
Davis political family
Charles Henry Davis ((1807-01-16)January 16, 1807 – (1877-02-18)February 18, 1877) was a self-educated[1] American astronomer[2] and rear admiral of the United States Navy.[3][4] While working for the United States Coast Survey, he researched tides and currents, and located an uncharted shoal that had caused wrecks off of the coast of New York. During the American Civil War, he commanded the Western Gunboat Flotilla, where he won an important engagement in the First Battle of Memphis before capturing enemy supplies on a successful expedition up the Yazoo River. Davis was also one of the founders of the National Academy of Sciences in 1863 and he wrote several scientific books.[5][6][page needed][7]
^Davis, Charles Henry (1899). Life of Charles Henry Davis, Rear Admiral, 1807-1877. Houghton, Mifflin. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-598-62841-1.
^Jansen, Axel (2011-02-14). Alexander Dallas Bache: Building the American Nation Through Science and Education in the Nineteenth Century. Campus Verlag. p. 249. ISBN 978-3-593-39355-1.
^"Commander Charles Henry Davis". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
^"Charles Henry Davis | U.S. Navy, Hydrography, Cartography | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
^"Charles Henry Davis | American naval officer and scientist | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
^Davis, Charles Henry (2019-03-08). Life of Charles Henry Davis, Rear Admiral, 1807-1877. Creative Media Partners, LLC. ISBN 978-0-530-69890-8.
^"Charles Henry Davis (Davis, Charles Henry, 1807-1877) | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
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