Life span: 01/16/1807 to 02/18/1877TabsLife SummaryFull name: Charles Henry DavisPlace of Birth: Boston, MABurial Place: Cambridge, MABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 2Family: Daniel Davis (father), Harriette Blake Miles (wife)Education: HarvardOccupation: MilitaryScientist or InventorRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderMilitary: US military (Pre-Civil War)Union NavyUS military (Post-Civil War) Events Date span begin Life span End Event 10/21/1861 10/21/1861 Union troops suffer a heavy defeat at Ball's Bluff on the Virginia side of the Potomac 11/02/1861 11/02/1861 The "Stone Fleet" sets sail from New Bedford, Massachusetts 12/18/1861 12/18/1861 The "Stone Fleet" sets sail from Port Royal, South Carolina for Charleston Harbor 12/19/1861 12/20/1861 The U.S. Navy's "Stone Fleet" is deliberately sunk in the channels of Charleston Harbor 05/09/1862 05/09/1862 Captain Charles H. Davis replaces Commodore A.H. Foote as commander of the Union's Mississippi Flotilla 05/10/1862 05/10/1862 Sharp half-hour naval engagement on the Mississippi River below Fort Pillow in Tennessee Major TopicsCivil War at Sea Documents Images Charles Henry Davis Charles Henry Davis, detail Charles Henry Davis, engraving Charles Henry Davis, engraving, detail Bibliography