As the Chief of Police, I want to welcome everyone to the Davenport Police Department website. The Davenport Police Department is one of the finest law enforcement agencies in America. We are the only nationally accredited (CALEA) police department in the QuadCities, and the largest accredited agency in Iowa.
The commander in chief of the Confederate Army was Jefferson Davis, who was also the president of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865. There were many Confederate Army leaders that served under Jefferson Davis.
Union Commanders at Gettysburg. 1  General John Buford- The commander of a cavalry division in the Army of the Potomac, John Buford's troops encountered the head of a Confederate column on June 30th near Gettysburg. It was Buford who decided to stay in the area overnight and wait for the Confederates to return the following day.