: Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁South land , ▁New ▁Zealand <0x0A> </s> ▁Nelson ▁H . ▁Davis ▁was ▁a ▁career ▁soldier ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army . ▁Gr adu ating ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Military ▁Academy ▁at ▁West ▁Point ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Mexican – American ▁War , ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁and ▁in ▁actions ▁against ▁the ▁Apache ▁people ▁in ▁New ▁Mexico . ▁His ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁colon el ▁command ing ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Massachusetts . ▁However , ▁after ▁a ▁few ▁months , ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁to ▁a ▁staff ▁position ▁within ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Pot om ac . ▁In ▁this ▁capacity , ▁he ▁caught ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁Maj . ▁Gen . ▁George ▁B . ▁McC le ll an , ▁who ▁eventually ▁assigned ▁Davis ▁to ▁duty ▁with ▁his ▁headquarters ▁staff . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁President ▁Andrew ▁Johnson ▁nominated ▁Davis ▁for ▁the ▁award ▁of ▁the ▁honor ary ▁grade ▁of ▁bre vet ▁brig ad ier ▁general , ▁U . S . A ., ▁Reg ular ▁Army , ▁to ▁rank ▁from ▁March ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁for ▁mer itor ious ▁and ▁efficient ▁services ▁during ▁the ▁war , ▁and ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁confirmed ▁the ▁award ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁Nelson ▁H . ▁Davis ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁army ▁as ▁a ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁in ▁ 1