William Watts Hart Davis

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.

After graduating he was hired as a maths teacher and commandant of cadets in the military academy at Portsmouth, Virginia, where he worked for three years.

In 1846, while studying law at Harvard, he volunteered for service in the Mexican–American War, enlisting as a private in the First Massachusetts Infantry.

He wrote several books on topics ranging from local genealogy to military and political history.