▁States . ▁Davis ▁ran ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁Sec ession ▁Convention ▁but ▁was ▁defeated . ▁He ▁there after ▁refused ▁to ▁take ▁an ▁o ath ▁of ▁alleg iance ▁to ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁and ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁his ▁jud ges hip . ▁He ▁fled ▁from ▁Texas ▁and ▁took ▁refuge ▁in ▁Union - occup ied ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁Louisiana . ▁He ▁next ▁sa iled ▁to ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁where ▁President ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln ▁issued ▁him ▁a ▁colon el ' s ▁commission ▁with ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Texas ▁Caval ry ▁Regiment ▁( Union ). ▁ ▁Davis ▁rec ru ited ▁his ▁regiment ▁from ▁Union ▁men ▁who ▁had ▁fled ▁from ▁Texas ▁to ▁Louisiana . ▁The ▁regiment ▁would ▁see ▁considerable ▁action ▁during ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁President ▁Lincoln ▁appointed ▁Davis ▁as ▁a ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁of ▁volunte ers . ▁Lincoln ▁did ▁not ▁submit ▁Davis ' s ▁nom ination ▁to ▁this ▁grade ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁until ▁December ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁confirmed ▁the ▁appointment ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁Davis ▁was ▁among ▁those ▁present ▁when ▁General ▁Edmund ▁Kir by ▁Smith ▁surrender ed ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁forces ▁in ▁Texas ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁Davis ▁was ▁must ered ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁volunte ers ▁on ▁August ▁