CIVIL War Natchez Mississippi Black Jack Davidson Command Order 1865
Major General John Wynn Davidson a native of Fairfax County, Virginia was a noted Indian fighter before the War. During the Civil War he declined an offer of a commission by the Confederate Government. Commanding Union Cavalry units, he was also placed in command of various Trans-Mississippi Divisions, capturing La Fourche and Little Rock, Arkansas, and led Davidson's Raid through the State of Mississippi in late 1864. During the Federal Occupation of Natchez, Mississippi, Union General E. Canby, in command 0f the Military Division of West Mississippi, issued General Order# 2 at HQ New Orleans, Louisiana January 3, 1865 appointing General J. (B;lack Jack) Davidson to command of the District of Natchez, comprising the region north of the Red River on either side of the Mississippi River. Commanding various Union Cavalry units, in 1864 he was placed in command of various Trans-Mississippi Divisions, capturing La Fourche and Little Rock, Arkansas, and led Davidson's Raid through the State of Mississippi in late 1864. The Order came with the paoers of Lt Goerge L Faxon, veteran of the 38th Massachusetts and the Port Hudson and Red River Campaigns.
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