Charles Henry Davis, American admiral (d. 1877)
Charles Henry Davis ((1807-01-16)January 16, 1807 – (1877-02-18)February 18, 1877) was an American rear admiral of the United States Navy. While working for the U.S. Coast Survey, he researched tides and currents, and located an uncharted shoal that had caused wrecks off of the coast of New York. During the American Civil War, he commanded the Western Gunboat Flotilla, where he won an important engagement in the First Battle of Memphis before capturing enemy supplies on a successful expedition up the Yazoo River.