Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-12
Judge Advocate General Davis
Will Retire Tomorrow.
SAW CIVIL WAR SERVICE
Enlisting as a Private, He Attained
Commission Rank and Later En-
tered Military Academy.

Brig. Gen. George B.. Davis, who has
held the important Office of Judge advo-
cate general Of the army for the past ten
years. completes forty-eight years active
service in the army today. Tomorrow he
will be placed on the retired list by OPP
Grafton Of law on account of age. In pur-
suance to special legislation, he will
be advanced to the grade of major gen.
eral on the retired list, on account OF his
honorable service during the civil war. He
will be succeeded as judge advocate gen.
eral by Col. Enoch H.. Crowder, the next
ranking officer in the army law depart
ment.
Gen. Davis is a native of Massachu-
sets, from which state lie entered the
volunteer service as private in the LIST
Regiment of Cavalry in September. 1863.
He participated in the operations of the
Army of the Potomac in the campaign of
1864. being present at the engagements n
the Wilderness, at Todds Tavern, Beaver
Dam. Halves Shop, Cold Harbor, Meadow
Bridge and Deep Bottom.
Entered Academy After War.
In the operations against Petersburg he
was engaged at the Weldon railroad,
Yellow Tavern, Jerusalem Plank Road,
Reaves Station, Hatchers Run, Vaughn
Road, Deep Bottom, Chains Farm. New
| market Road, Fair Oaks and in the final
operations of the Appomattox campaign.
At the close of hostilities he was adj
vanced to the grade of lieutenant in the
1st Massachusetts Cavalry, then on duty
at Gen. Grants headquarters at City
Point, Va.
He subsequently entered the Military
Academy. On graduating in 1871 he was
assigned to the 9th Cavalry, and served
with that regiment in Indian operations
in Wyoming, Nebraska and Arizona.
From 1873 to 1878 he served as an in
structor at the Military Academy and
from 1878 to 1883 he was in the depart
ment of the Platte. In 1888 he returned
to the Military Academy as assistant pro-
lessor of law and history, and remained
there until 1888. when he rejoined his
regiment in the Indian Territory In 1882
while holding the rank of captain of cav
airy, he was transferred to the Judge ad-
vocate generals department with the
rank of major. He was assigned to spe-
cial duty in connection with the prepara-
ton and publication of the official record
of the Union and Confederate armies in
the civil war.
Law Professor at Academy.
In 1895 Cen Davis was appointed pro-
fessor of law at the Military Academy
and continued on duty at that institution
until 1901. when he was appointed judge
advocate general of the army. which Of
flee he has filled with distinction to date.
In 1906 Gen. Davis went to Geneva as
one of the representatives OF the United
States at the international conference OF
the Red Cross. IN the following year he
was one of the representatives OF the
United States at the second peace con-
ference at The Hague.
Gen Davis is writer on legal and mill
tary subjects. His best known works are
Tine Elements of International Law, ;
Military Laws and the Province OF
Courts-martial and the Military Laws
of the United States" He was one OF
the incorporators of the American Red
Cross Society and is a member OF the
executive committee of the international
Laws Association.