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John Dahlgren (1809-1870)
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June 6, 2014 12:38 pm
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John Dahlgren (1809-1870)
Dahlgren assumed command of the Washington Navy Yard in April 1861 when the Franklin Buchanan abandoned his office to join the Confederacy. Commander “Dahlgren shone in the new job. As a…”
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