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William George Mackey Davis (May 9, 1812 – March 11, 1898) was a Confederate States Army brigadier general and blockade runner during the American Civil War.He was a lawyer and cotton speculator before the war and a lawyer in Washington, D.C., after the war.
William C. Davis (May 11, 1866 – September 23, 1958) was a career officer in the United States Army.A veteran of Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War, Boxer Rebellion, World War I, he attained the rank of major general and was a recipient of the Army Distinguished Service Medal.
William Watts Hart Davis (July 27, 1820 – December 26, 1910) was a brevetted Brigadier General of the United States Volunteers during the American Civil War.The rank was awarded to him on March 13, 1865, "for gallant and meritorious services, during operations against Charleston, South Carolina."
Barksdale, William: Brigadier general rank, nom: August 12, 1862 conf: September 30, 1862 Mexican–American War. U.S. Representative from Mississippi, 1852–1861. Quartermaster general of Mississippi. 13th Mississippi Infantry: colonel, May 14, 1861. Mortally wounded during assault on the Peach Orchard on second day at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863.
Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr. (July 1, 1877 – November 26, 1970) was a career officer in the United States Army.One of the few black officers in an era when American society was largely segregated, in 1940 he was promoted to brigadier general, the army's first African American general officer.
Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. (December 18, 1912 – July 4, 2002) was a United States Air Force (USAF) general and commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen. He was the first African-American brigadier general in the USAF.
Brigadier General: William H. Winder May 19, 1814: July ... Major General: Robert C. Davis September ... Brigadier General
Gen. Davis, second from right, with hand in coat, standing behind General William T. Sherman (seated at center), with other members of Sherman's staff Davis was a capable commander, but because of the murder of Nelson, he never received a full promotion higher than brigadier general of volunteers.