Charles Dahlgren of Natchez
Subtitle: the Civil War and dynastic decline
By: Herschel Gower.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Brassey's
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
Subjects: Dahlgren, Charles Gustavus, 1808-1888.; Dahlgren family.; Plantation owners -- Mississippi -- Natchez -- Biography.; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877); Natchez (Miss.) -- Biography.; Natchez (Miss.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography.; Natchez (Miss.) -- Social conditions -- 19th century.; Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Biography.; Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Charles Dahlgren of Natchez traces the rise and fall of an ambitious Northerner and his hope of founding a dynasty in the antebellum South. Biographer Herschel Gower eloquently recounts the fascinating true story of Charles Dahlgren, his famous brothers, and their families, as personal rivalries and sectional loyalties pitted them brother against brother in the American Civil War."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-273) and index.
Maps on lining papers.