The Autobiography of Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren

Foreword vi

Introduction viii

The Text xiv

Editorial Method xv

Acknowledgments xv

Short Title List xvi

Chapter 1: Early Years, 1809–1846 1

Chapter 2: Ordnance Development to the Civil War, 1847–1860 7

Chapter 3: Outbreak and Early Years of the Civil War, 1861–62 25

Chapter 4: Promotion, Command of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, and the Siege of Charleston, 1863  63

Chapter 5: Siege of Charleston, 1864  109

Chapter 6: The Capture of Charleston and the End of the War, 1865 123

Chapter 7: After the War, 1866  143

Appendix 1: Letter of William T. Sherman to John A. Dahlgren 147

Appendix 2: Description of Defenses of Charleston Harbor 149

Bibliography 157

Index 163

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