Memoir of John A. Dahlgren, rear-admiral United States navy
By: by his widow, Madeleine Vinton Dalhgren.
Publisher: J. R. Osgood and company
Published: 1882
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 660
Subjects: Dahlgren, John Adolphus Bernard, -- 1809-1870,
Description: Important discoveries made by the late Admiral Dahlgren later in his career ended in an entire reorganization of naval ordnance. These improvements, accompanied by the introduction of steam and corresponding differences in the construction of our men-of-war, essentially modified the navy life of the present day.