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 his own means. When the Brigade was transferred from State service to Confederate service, he lost his command. Dahlgren was known for a short temper and strong opinions, and strongly opposed this transfer. This cost him his command, and sparked a feud with the family of Jefferson Davis that spanned from 1862 to 1906.
- "Charles Dahlgren came from a family that played a prominent role in the effort to defeat the Confederacy. His older brother, John A. Dahlgren, was a rear admiral in the U.S. Navy and enjoyed a measure of fame for inventing the Dahlgren gun. In 1864, John's son, Col. Ulric Dahlgren, died leading a failed Union cavalry raid with orders to assassinate Jefferson Davis and the Confederate Cabinet. 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]
Dahlgren was son of Bernhard Ulrik Dahlgren, merchant and Swedish Consul in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His brother was John A. Dahlgren, an admiral in the Union Navy.
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- ^ 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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