Charles G. Dahlgren
Charles G. Dahlgren | |
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A portrait of Charles G. Dahlgren by Washington Bogart Cooper | |
| Born | August 13, 1811 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | December 18, 1888 (aged 77) Brooklyn, New York |
| Place of burial | City Cemetery, Natchez, Mississippi |
| Allegiance | United States of America Confederate States of America |
| Branch | United States Navy Mississippi State Troops/Mississippi Militia |
| Rank | Brigadier General (Mississippi State Troops/Mississippi Militia) |
| Battles / wars | American Civil War |
Charles Gustavus Ulrich Dahlgren (August 13, 1811 – December 18, 1888) was a brigadier general of Mississippi State Troops (or Mississippi Militia) with allegiance to the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. He commanded the 3rd Brigade of the Mississippi Militia, before a dispute with the President of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, over transfer of the state troops to the Confederate States Army cost him his career.