Ulric Dahlgren
| Ulric Dahlgren | |
|---|---|
 Col. Ulric Dahlgren (seen here as a captain) | |
| Born | April 3, 1842 |
| Died |
March 2, 1864 (aged 21) (near Stevensville), King and Queen County, Virginia |
| Buried at | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia |
| Allegiance |
 United States of AmericaUnion |
| Service/branch | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861 - 1864 |
| Rank |
 Colonel |
| Wars | American Civil War |
| Relations | Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren (father) |
Ulric Dahlgren (April 3, 1842 – March 2, 1864) was a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War. In 1864, he led an unsuccessful raid on the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, and was killed. The failed raid resulted in the Dahlgren Affair after incriminating documents were discovered on Dahlgren's corpse.
Early life
Dahlgren was born April 3, 1842, to Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren and Mary Clement Bunker.[1]
American Civil War
Papers found on Dahlgren's corpse shortly after his death contained orders for an assassination plot against Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The discovery and publication of the Dahlgren Papers sparked controversy in the South. The disrespectful display of Dahlgren's corpse in Richmond inflamed Northern public opinion, until the intervention of Elizabeth Van Lew enabled its burial, at considerable risk to the Union spy network she ran in the Confederate capital. The papers may have contributed to John Wilkes Booth's decision to assassinate U.S. President Abraham Lincoln a year later.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Dahlgren p. 11
- ↑ Wittenberg, Eric J. "Ulric Dahlgren in the Gettysburg Campaign". Retrieved 2009-02-16.
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