Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-07-26
THE LATE ADMIRAL DAHLGREN.

Admiral Dahlgreen, whose name is
familiar to every American citizen,
died suddenly of heart disease in
Washington on the 18th. He was Q
most accomplished officer and brave
and patriotic man. During the wal
he rendered the country Invaluable
service, and his death leaves wide
gap in the navy, and casts shadow
upon all who honor patriotism and
fidelity 10 great and responsible
trusts. The incidents Of his life are
given, as follows, in Hamersly's IRE
cords of Living Officers Of the United
States Navy"
"John A. Dahlgren was born in
Philadelphia. He was appointed
midshipman from the State Of Penn
sylvania, February l, 1926. Midship-
man Dahlgren's first cruise was in
the frigate Macedonian, Brazil squad
ron, in the years 1827-29; attached
to the sIoop-of-war Ontario, Mediter-
ranean Squadron, in 1830-32; pro-
NOTED to Passed Midshipman April
20, 1882; on coast survey duty from
1896 to 1912 commissioned as Lieu
tenant March 8, 1887 attached to
frigate Cumberland, Mediterranean
Squadron, 1874 As on ordnance du-
ty from 1917 to 1857, during which
time he perfected the invention OF
the famous Dahlgren gun; commits
stoned as Commander September II,
1856 +; commanding ordnance ship
Plymouth 1859 on ordnance duty
at navy yard, Washington, 186O-6l,
At the breaking out of the rebel
lion, the commandant and moat Of
the officers attached TO the Washing
ton Navy Yord resigned their com
missions and went South. Com
mander Dahlgren was true among
the faithless, and as a recognition OF
his answering loyalty, President
Lincoln appointed him Commandant
Of the Washington Navy Yard
commissioned as Captain, July Is
1862, and shortly afterwards appoint.
cd Chief of Bureau of Ordnance.
Promoted to Rear Admiral .Febru.
airy Z, 1868, and in the summer fol
lowing ordered To the command of
the South Atlantic Blockading Squad.
ron, relieving Rear Admiral Dupont
assumed command of the squadron
July 6, 1868. A combined operation
of naval and army forces, the latter
under Gen. Gilmore, was instituted
for the occupation and possession OF
Morris Island, on the south side of
the entrance into Charleston harbor.
After long and severe struggle, the
army operating upon land, with the
efficient cooperation of the monitors
and the New Ironsides, Morris Island.
with all its batteries, was captured,
and Fort Sumpter was soon made a
pile of ruins by the fierce artillery
of the combined forbes.
The fleet of Admiral Dahlgreen re-
NAMED inside the bar, and after the
capture of Morris Island, blockade
running, SO far as Charleston was
concerned, was at an end.
In February, 1864, a successful
expedition, commanded by Rear. Ad-
miral Dahlgren in person, assembled
the st. Johns river to aid Il military
force intended to be thrown into
Florida.
On the 18th Of December, 1864
General Sherman, having successfully
accomplished his march to the sea.
reached the vicinity of Savannah,
and communication between him and
Rear Admiral Dahlgren was immedi-
ately established. The latter made
the best possible disposition of the
vessels then under his command to
assist the army in obtaining possess
sion of Savannah, which was occu-
pied by General Sherman on the 21st
of December.
On the morning Of the 18th Of
February, 1865, the city of Charles
ton was evacuated by the rebel fore
es, and Rear Admiral Dahlgren at
once moved his vessels up to the city.
The evacuation of Charleston was
followed by that of Georgetown, on
February sd, and on the 10Th of
that month the place itself was occu-
pied by Rear Admiral DahIgren.
In 1866, Rear Admiral Dahlgren
was ordered to the command of the
South Pacific Squadron, and return
ed from that service in 1868, and was
for the second time appointed Chief
of Bureau of Ordnance. in the fall
of 1869, ordered to the command of
the Washington Navy Yard"