Charles G. Dahlgren

Charles G. Dahlgren, CSA, (August 13 1811 - 1888)

DAHLGREN, Charles G. - Brigadier General - ( 1811 - 1888 ) Commander of the 3rd Brigade, Army of Mississippi - CSA

Born 13 Aug 1811, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Occ: Banker, Bank of the United States - Nanchez,Mississippi He was also as very active in other enterprises thruout the South.

He raised the Brigade ( 3rd and 7th Missisippi Infantry Regt.) by own means. But, when the Brigade was transferred from State service into Confederate service, he lost his command. The General was known as being a man with strong temper and opinions, and strongly opposed this transfer. This did cost him his command, and started a fuse with the Davis-family that lasted from 1862 to 1906. (President Davis and his family)

"Charles G. Dahlgren came from a family that played a prominent role in the effort to preserve the Union. His older brother, John, was a rear admiral in the U.S. Navy and enjoyed a measure of fame for inventing naval guns. In 1864, John’s son, Col. Ulric Dahlgren, died in a Union cavalry raid against Richmond. Charles’s other brother, William, spent part of the war in England spying on Confederate purchasing agents. In ironic contrast, Charles’s compelling story evolves within the hierarchy of Southern aristocracy." Taken from the forword of "Charles Dahlgren of Natchez The Civil War and Dynastic Decline" by Herschel Gower - Brassey's, Inc., $17.95 Paperback | 293 pages | 1574885251 | September 2002

The General was decent of a Swedish immigrant. His father was Swedish.