Biografie
was an officer in the United States Army who served in the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, and the Modoc War.
He was the first commander of the Department of Alaska, from 1868 to 1870. Although successful in a number of Civil War battles, he is best remembered for two attributes: the similarity of his name to that of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his murder of a superior officer during an argument in the Civil War.
He was the first commander of the Department of Alaska, from March 18, 1868, to June 1, 1870, during which he commanded the Russian population of Sitka, Alaska, to abandon their homes as he maintained that they were needed for Americans.
Militärdienst
He was appointed as a Brevet Major-General in the US Army.
He was the senior US Government Administrator in the Department of Alaska October 18, 1867 - August 31, 1870.
Referenzen
- Alaska Geographic Society (1983)
- Antonson, Joan and Robert DeArmond (2002)
- en.wikipedia.org ↗
