John A. Dahlgren
Military Person
1809 – 1870
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Who was John A. Dahlgren?
John Adolphus Bernard Dahlgren was a United States Navy leader. He headed the Union Navy's ordnance department during the American Civil War and designed several different kinds of guns and cannons that were considered part of the reason the Union won the war. For these achievements, Dahlgren became known as the "father of American naval ordnance." He reached the rank of rear admiral.
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- Born
- Nov 13, 1809
Philadelphia - Also known as
- John Adolphus Bernard Dahlgren
- Siblings
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Swedish American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Philadelphia
- Died
- Jul 12, 1870
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on July 23, 2013
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