Bruyn Hasbrouck Davis (1827 - 1870)

Born 19 Apr 1827 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Died 19 Oct 1870 at age 43 in At Sea

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Brevet Brigadier General Bruyn Hasbrouck Davis served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: February, 1862
Mustered out: August 1, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 12th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry

Hasbrouck, third son of U.S. Representative and later U.S. Senator "Honest" John Davis & Eliza Bancroft, was born on 23 April 1827 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.^[1][2]

Hasbrouch, son of John Davis, married Martha W. Stickney on 28 November 1850 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.^[3]

Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General.

Hasbrouck, a Christian minister and lawyer prior to the war, was commissioned as a Lieutenant Colonel of the 12th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry on 1 February 1862. On 11 August 1863 he was promoted to Colonel, and on 13 March 1865, to Brigadier General.^[4][5]

He participated in the September 1862 Battle of Harpers Ferry, where he helped the unit escape without losing a single man, despite being surrounded.^[6][7]

During a tour of Europe following the war, the General was lost in the wreck of the SS Cambria, on 19 October 1870, when it wrecked during a storm off the north west of Ireland, about 10 miles from Donegal. All except one perished. His body was never recovered. Hasbrouck was mentioned on a memorial in Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States with a death date of 19 October 1870.^[8]

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1. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
   citing FHL microfilm: 864093;
   FamilySearch Record: VQXL-3S6 (accessed 23 December 2022)
   Hasbrouck Davis born on 23 Apr 1827, son of John Davis & Eliza, in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
2. ↑ 'The Chandler family. The descendants of William and Annis Chandler who settled in Roxbury, Mass., 1637 by Chandler, George, 1806-1893', 1883, pp 470, archive.org (accessed 23 December 2022)
3. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920"
   citing FHL microfilm: 001428258; Record number: 100;
   FamilySearch Record: NWY3-W3C (accessed 23 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-65HV-9R Image number 00332
   Hasbrouch Davis marriage to Martha W. Stickney on 28 Nov 1850 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
4. ↑ Military: "U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865"
   Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database
   Ancestry Record 1555 #2675863 (accessed 23 December 2022)
   Name: Hasbrouck Davis; Enlistment Age: 34; Birth Date: 23 Apr 1827; Birth Place: Worcester, Massachusetts; Enlistment Date: 1 Feb 1862; Enlistment Rank: Lieut Colonel; Muster Date: 1 Feb 1862; Muster Place: Illinois; Muster Company: S; Muster Regiment: 12th Cavalry; Muster Regiment Type: Cavalry; Muster Information: Commission; Rank Change Date: 11 Aug 1863; Rank Change Rank: Colonel; Muster Out Date: 1 Aug 1865; Muster Out Information: Resigned; Side of War: Union; Survived War?: Yes; Was Officer?: Yes; Residence Place: Chicago, Illinois; Death Date: 19 Oct 1870; Death Place: Lost At Sea, On Steamer "Cambria" On Voyage To Eur; Additional Notes: Also known as Bruyn Hasbrouck Davis. Son of John Davis (Governor of Massachusetts) and Eliza Bancroft Davis. Married Martha; Additional Notes 2: Rank Change 2 Date: 13 Mar 1865; Rank Change 2 Rank: Brigadier General;; Title: Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men; Heitman: Register of United States Army 1789-1903; Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue; Dyer: A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion; Adjutant General's Office General Order #133, August 22, 1865.
5. ↑ Military: "Web: Illinois, U.S., Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995"
   Databases of Illinois Veterans. Illinois State Archive. http://cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/home.html: accessed 5 August 2014; URL: http://www.ilsos.gov/isaveterans/civilMusterSearch.do?key=61900
   Ancestry Record 9759 #145298 (accessed 23 December 2022)
   Name: Hasbrouck Davis; Rank: Colonel; Company: Headquarters; Unit: 12th Illinois Cavalry; Birth Date: Abt 1828; Birth Place: MA; War: Civil War; War Years: 1861-1865; Service Entry Age: 36; Service Entry Date: 5 Jan 1864; Service Entry Place: Chicago, IL; Period: 3 YRS; Muster In Date: 5 Jan 1864; Muster In Place: Chicago, IL; Remarks: TRANS TO COLONEL AS CONSOLIDATED; Residence Place: Chicago, Cook CO, IL; Record Source: Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls.
6. ↑ 'The Civil War dictionary by Boatner, Mark Mayo, 1921-', 1988, pp 226, archive.org (accessed 23 December 2022)
7. ↑ "American Civil War General Officers"
   Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA from the following list of works
   Ancestry Record 3867 #692 (accessed 23 December 2022)
   Name: Hasbrouck Davis; State Served: Illinois; Highest Rank: Brigadier General; Birth Date: 1827; Death Date: 1870; Birth Place: Worcester, Massachusetts; Army: Union; Promotions: Promoted to Full Lt Colonel (12th IL Cavalry) Promoted to Full Colonel Promoted to Brevet Brig-Gen.
8. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #75878609 (accessed 23 December 2022)
   Memorial page for Hasbrouck Davis Famous memorial (23 Apr 1827-19 Oct 1870), citing Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA (plot: Section 30, Lot 523 1/2); Maintained by Find a Grave.

• Wikipedia: Hasbrouck_Davis
• 'The Civil War dictionary by Boatner, Mark Mayo, 1921-', 1988, pp 224, archive.org (accessed 23 December 2022)
• 'Who was who in the Civil War by Sifakis, Stewart', 1988, pp 170, archive.org (accessed 23 December 2022)
• In memoriam. Hasbrouck Davis ... Not published by Davis, J. C. Bancroft (John Chandler Bancroft), 1822-1907', 1871, pp 1, archive.org (accessed 23 December 2022)
• "Obituary Eliza Davis: Clipped From Chicago Tribune", Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, (Mon) 29 January 1872, Page 5, Newspapers Clip: 115072629

• WikiTree profile Davis-16449 created through the import of Smith Family Tree-2RGS_2013-04-28.ged on May 5, 2013.