| Ulric Dahlgren | |
|---|---|
 Col. Ulric Dahlgren (seen here as a captain) | |
| Born | April 3, 1842 |
| Died | March 2, 1864 (aged 21) |
| Place of death | (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
Ulric Dahlgren (April 3, 1842 – March 2, 1864) served as a Union Army colonel. He was in command of an unsuccessful 1864 raid on the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, and was killed in the raid. The major consequence of the failed raid was 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 Madeleine (Mary) Vinton.[1]
American Civil War[]
Papers found on the body of Dahlgren 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, and may have contributed to John Wilkes Booth's decision to assassinate U.S. President Abraham Lincoln a year later.[2]
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Notes[]
- ↑ Dahlgren p. 11
- ↑ Wittenberg, Eric J.. "Ulric Dahlgren in the Gettysburg Campaign". http://www.gdg.org/Gettysburg%20Magazine/dahlgren.html. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
External links[]
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