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| Born | (1830-04-14)April 14, 1830 Rockland, Maine |
| Died | April 30, 1895(1895-04-30) (aged 65) Rockland, Maine |
| Place of burial | Achorn Cemetery, Rockland |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service | Maine Militia Union Army |
| Years of service | 1858–1861 1861–1867 |
| Rank |  Brigadier General Brevet Major General |
| Commands | Adjutant-General of Maine 2nd Maine Battery Artillery, III Corps Artillery, Department of the Ohio 4th Division, XXIII Corps District of East Tennessee |
| Battles / wars | American Civil War |
| Other work | politician, businessman, Freedman's Bureau agent |
Davis Tillson (April 14, 1830 – April 30, 1895) was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Biography
Tillson was born in Rockland, Maine, on April 14, 1830. He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point from 1849 as a member of the class of 1853. Suffering a puncture wound in a foot, his health issues worthened so much that it was amputated in 1850. He resigned from the academy in the next year. In 1857 he was elected to the Maine House of Representatives and in the next year became Adjutant-General of the state's militia, serving on that post till the start of the civil war. He was married to Margaret E. Tillson (nee Achorn) and had two daughters.
When the American Civil War began he became an artillerist and organized the 2nd Maine Battery. His unit joined the Army of Virginia in 1862, Tillson soon commanding divisional artillery and eventually the corps artillery of the III Corps, and he fought at Cedar Mountain and Second Bull Run. Later in the year he was made Inspector of Artillery of the defences at Washington D.C.. In March 1863 he was promoted to Brigadier General, backdated to November 29, 1862. With that rank he went westwards as Chief of Artillery of the Department of the Ohio for a year. During that time he also supervized the organization of the 1st U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment. Afterwards he served as commander of a brigade in the XXIII Corps. During the final months of the war he briefly led the division and the District of East Tennessee.
Tillson was brevetted Major General for his services in the war but stayed in the Volunteer service until the end of 1866. During that time he served as Assistant Commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau in Georgia. Afterwards he returned home and became a businessman, finding success in the quarrying of granite and limestone. Tillson died at Rockland on April 30, 1895, and is burried there on Achorn Cemetery.
Two existing buildings of him, the home in Rockland and a barn house in nearby Glen Cove, are still existing and listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
See also
Notes
- ^ Jastrzembski
- ^ Eicher, p. 531
- ^ Maine Bugle, pp. 335–337
- ^ Warner, pp. 506-507
- Eicher, pp. 531, 671
- National Register of Historic Places
References
- Jastrzembski, Frank (June 12, 2018). "General Davis Tillson". Emerging Civil War. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- Eicher, John H. and David J. (2001). Civil War High Commands. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.
- Warner, Ezra J. (1964). Generals in Blue: Lives of the Union Commanders. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press. ISBN 0-8071-0822-7.
- "In Memoriam: Davis Tillson". The Maine Bugle. Campaign III. Rockland, ME: Maine Association. 1895.
- "National Register Information System – General Davis Tillson House (#83000464)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- "National Register Information System – Tillson Farm Barn (#90001902)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2025.