President John Adams. Brooks and Evelyn were the last of the Adams families to live at Peacefield, which was home to three previous generations of Adamses. Charles Henry Davis, Jr., a Commander of the U.S. Navy served as Chief Intelligence Officer of the Office of Naval Intelligence from September 1889 to August 1892. In 1843 he became a member of the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati in succession to his grandfather Colonel Constant Freeman (1757–1824). Davis was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1852. Davis died in Washington, D.C. on February 18, 1877 Namesake Several ships of the United States Navy are also named in his honor: the torpedo boat , the destroyers and , and the oceanographic research ship A species of sea anemone native to the coasts of New England and Nova Scotia, the Rhodactis davisii, is named for Davis. See also Seth Ledyard Phelps (Lieutenant-Commander who served under Davis) Bibliography of the American Civil War List of United States Navy four-star admirals References Notes Bibliography Eicher, John H., and Eicher, David J., Civil War High Commands, Stanford University Press, 2001, . "Navy." The Military and Naval Magazine of the United States. Washington: Mar 1835. Vol.5, Iss. 1; pg. 78, 3 pgs "The Independence." The Naval Magazine. New York: May 1837. Vol.2, Iss. 3; pg. 290, 2 pgs "American Guano." The New England Farmer; a Monthly Journal. Boston: Jun 1859. Vol.11, Iss. 6; pg. 265, 2 pgs "The American Guano Islands." National Era. Washington: Jun 16, 1859. Vol.VOL. XIII., Iss. No. 650.; pg. 94, 1 pgs "The Aquarial Gardens." Friends' Intelligencer. Philadelphia: Aug 6, 1859. Vol.16, Iss. 21; pg. 333, 3 pgs "Another Naval Victory." New York Times. New York, N.Y.: May 12, 1862. pg. 8, 1 pgs "Current Events." The New-England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston: 1862. pg. 299, 3 pgs "Rear Admiral Charles H. Davis." New York Times. New York, N.Y.: Feb 19, 1877. pg. 5, 1 pgs External links Memoir of Charles Henry Davis (1807–1877) 1807 births 1877 deaths United States Navy rear admirals (upper half) Union Navy admirals People of Massachusetts in the American Civil War People from Boston Members of the American Philosophical Society Harvard College alumni Boston Latin School alumni