Charles G. Dahlgren
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Charles G. Dahlgren (1811-1888) was a Confederate Brigadier General, Commander of the 3rd Brigade, Army of Mississippi.
Born on August 13, 1811 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was a banker for the Bank of the United States at Natchez, Mississippi. He was also as very active in other enterprises throughout the South.
He raised the Brigade (3rd and 7th Mississippi Infantry Regt.) by own means. But, when the Brigade was transferred from State service to Confederate service, he lost his command. The General was known as being a man with strong temper and opinions, and strongly opposed this transfer. This cost him his command, and started a feud with the family of President Davis that lasted from 1862 to 1906.
- "Charles G. Dahlgren came from a family that played a prominent role in the effort to preserve the Union. His older brother, John, was a rear admiral in the U.S. Navy and enjoyed a measure of fame for inventing naval guns. In 1864, John's son, Col. Ulric Dahlgren, died in a Union cavalry raid against Richmond. Charles's other brother, William, spent part of the war in England spying on Confederate purchasing agents. In ironic contrast, Charles's compelling story evolves within the hierarchy of Southern aristocracy."[1]
The General was descended from a Swedish immigrant. His father was Swedish.
[edit] References
- ^ Charles Dahlgren of Natchez: The Civil War and Dynastic Decline by Herschel Gower - Brassey's, Inc., $17.95 Paperback | 293 pages | 1574885251 | September 2002
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