The Dahlgren Affair: Terror and Conspiracy in the Civil War

The Dahlgren Affair: Terror and Conspiracy in the Civil War
ISBN-10
0393319865
ISBN-13
9780393319866
Category
History
Pages
310
Language
English
Published
1999
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Author
Duane P. Schultz

Description

Examines the events of March 5, 1864 when young Union commander Ulric Dahlgren, killed during a raid on a Confederate prison camp, was discovered to have been carrying orders instructing his men to find and execute Jefferson Davis and the rest of the Confederate cabinet; and discusses the implications of the affair on the remainder of the war.

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