Creator:
Dahlgren, John Adolphus Bernard, 1809-1870.
Inclusive Dates:
1823- 1945
Abstract:
Papers of the U.S. naval officer, established ordnance system.
Collection includes correspondence (1836-1905); 13 diaries (1834-1870);
notebooks, memoranda, articles, and other papers relating to Dahlgren's
naval career, including his pioneer work in naval ordnance, and the
development of the Dahlgren gun. Includes a diary of his wife, Madeleine
Vinton Dahlgren, and a Civil War journal of an unidentified person.
Correspondence includes that of Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren, Percival
Drayton, Andrew H. Foote, R.B. Forbes, R.P. Parrott, Henry Augustus Wise,
and others.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Diaries.
Subject:
United States -- History, Naval.
Admirals.
Military history
Civil War (U.S.)
Naval art and science.
Naval gunnery.
Ordnance, Naval.
Creator:
Dickinson, Hebron E..
Inclusive Dates:
1862- 1865
Abstract:
Civil War solidier. Collecton includes a diary, photographs, news clippings and other material.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Diaries.
Photographs.
Subject:
Soldiers.
Military history
New York State
Civil War (U.S.)
Soldiers -- New York (State) -- Biography.