New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-09
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N H,n'oit 4 Co. hare rendered to the mewoiS VI
,N,oratcma trbn'e iof career was adorned pS pr
,.o,,ng man whose rare quality possesses an
rotc and civic VII Car wider extent th"n .'o ISL,
,ntorest and value 40 circle Although VI IL"
limits Of the ,romaturc death. he hau
=, the time Of h S which attest the mli'uS' "
10 high heroie o. of his nature. In 'no N"o''V"
ness and no"''. %,o rrescnt volume an oN"uI"
contained III &c - set forth that Is wen Hu"p.,1
You'll ,t"lIc tbc lofticst aspna'o"''
,,st strenuous resolve. -,,rol home in Bucks
mos, DoIl,rcn was born at a r,'''. 900 lint
~, pennsylvania in u. Si'.Ie ro,noved
N"""',' ,,re than year Oh" Ills p''' r,,ont
M"cn men, -, Delaware, WheIo' III '"0 NH
I" g his father. the late heA'- A"'"'' Of
absences olfossonal duties he passed five year W.
+. bsppv childhood, under the care Oh al "u" -b;nc
',a,hcr SINCE deceased. He was laus1 ,snh
sprigLtly boy. trimming with heai'u I'D bv
snirts Al the age Of six years he was reI,G,o no
b.fu,,,to Washington, which from thai ~ ned
.o,,o the residence of the family. He was , +be
,rto tl, mysteries of the Latin gram''%l, .a,cb-
,s,aI course ofiuvenilc literature unueI "'' ,d,.
.ers in that city, and in the in'ei'" time
the was accustomed to spehu ward
in the ordnance department oil tho -", lnovn
" Each nook of workshop and magazine ft,,,bt
to the boy-hc witnessed the silent laooiSoi :. DO
IN his fathers study and their deVeIolniT"' IN
sign; afterwards the elaborate finish OF the d'''
plishcd drauChtSman the arrangement of cachPd''
for the IN he or the wise by the busy skillful fore
man: the glowing glorics Of the furnace, and the
peyrr-cra,ing hum of the machinery. as the indus
trous aud unrvaled woIkmcn reduced the metal to
,t. inst PROPORTIONS and finish. At the battery he
,,le6 with deep interest on the hardy seamen. as
they vhired onward the light howitzeTs with we'll
trained arms. OF manned the pOnderous cannon; then
the stunning blast the whir of the missile, and IFS
quick flash as il burst far away, aimed at the distant
mark. Around him was every contribution that IN
ventiou labor could give 10 the subjcct-he heaId
discussed ana tried every species of cannon ana
small arms shot, shell fuses, etc. THAT dlSclplihed
thought or wild fancy could devise while his Keen
eye and sober thought were noting all and working
out their own conclusions so that when Afterwards
launched upon the field of action. his judgment
and experience in artillery were perceived
and duly estimated by his superior officers.
He eyiuccd an carly fondness for athletic sports,
and passed much of his leisure in swimming and
rowing under the instruction of the scamcn al the
Nayy-lard. His interest in politics was developed
at a tender age. The Wing leaders seemed to him
identified with the true doctrine whilst his brother
inclined to the Democratic faith,-so the notions
of the two schOoboys often came into controversial
collision. On one occasion, having exhausted their
arguments and their breath, appeal was made to the
father who told them that both crccds were designed
for the common good dissimilar Is they seemed
but, ~ dIsuIjon was openly proposed the
only possible remedy they earnestly cautioned
10 beware Of any litical donnas that tolerated
such an idea, and to w..hdraw from All $500. ~oun-
tenanccd IT. This njuuc ION often repeated, Is sup
posed 10y the father TO have exercised lasting nGu
rnce on his sons convictio"s" In the Summer of
1855 his last term at school was completed and it
was decided that he should follow the pro-
fcSsion of civil engineering combiaod with
the law. As "a preparatory step the remainder Of the
wear was passed in reviewing his previous studcs in
fcld-surveying and in practicng the use of the
,Ieodoe aud plane table under the instruction of
h, father With a view TO further practice, be ac-
.rptcd m invitation from relation to visit the
Southwest where some tracts Of wild land afforded
an excellent opportunity for increasing his acquant-
ancc with lis vocation. For more than n wear, his
love of rural life gratfcd by the solitudesof the
forest md the plain, his horse and rifle often being
lis sole companions, while he here found the school
for the scout and the bivouac that trained him in
after-Glc to CrJpple with Nature il, her toughest
moods.
In the Autumn of 1860. he returned TO Washington,
and soon after commenced the study Of law IN the
Office of an uncle in Philadelphia, prominent lawyer
of that city But his destiny received a sudden
the National Government and the Southern rebels
The North beLcld with full confidence These measures
Tor vndicatinC the supremacy OF the Union and little
doubt appeared 10 exist Of Their Sufcipnrv Va crush ont
The Instruction. Never before had military array SO
whose tents now whfcned tho hills Of The Potomac and
perhaps such material that composing had never
DESTROYS gratifying the intense yearnng Of hi. son
10 look on such spectacle his father gave hun leave 10
TIM re nS S1 awhile and the first day Of july
amp. livery tram freighted with new regnerts
,ycrc ,rnsrrrcd TO abode IN the public buildings OF
ave nues were throngcd with near the lines The
artillery gayly moving TO the OF infantry and
Y1rd too was alive with prepartionS oGasr The Navy
and departing freghted with troops and s arriving
aud ammunition were being accumuated and S
latchcd while all the buildings that could he s 1s;
occupied by strong garrison, chiefly compo.ed a"
the York 7lst Their drills and those Of the Naval
Unwzcr Companies, under Capt. Parker drew the az
icntOn Of the crowds VINO daily visited the yard
The effect Of such scenes upon the earnest nature of
AN the proceedings and cvcryw here had hearty wei
cone nOm old friends or nc"
Immediately after the disastrous affair of Bull
Bun Capt Dahlgren was ordered to dispatch an
armed vessel to Alexandria. TO protect the ap-
proachcs If that city, and with this detachment
went Uric as aide to the commanding officer. This
was the commencement Of the career in which he
WAS enabled to render such signal services to the
cause Of bis country. His subsequent course a, a
soldier is matter Of history. We cannot pursue the
narrative of his biOgapher through it, interesting
aeO'liS' nut must content ourselves with reference
." ""' ~ '"' passages which Illustrate the energy
d"u WV Va me youthful patriot After describ-
iIlR 'N 'Nt' J." 'i' pauue of Gettysburg in which
be received q severe wound, the vriter c',,ti,'
Uric DahlRren was lifted from his soodIa -,
Aeyed To an ambulance, whore le reInsnsd anu con
Inc wound had not yet become painful but III az hRht
alI hied with the shouts of the cODbatants ne Wet.
-abeI, me ring Of pstOlshOts and the cries 80 49,, -.
sounded until sleep settled upon the tired nam, '
u'' accustomed of late 10 its undistuIbed indulge1ce
A-H Sndchrd the thoughts Of the weary soldier from
e'h pam ana future misgiyugS. His note book unv