Charles Dahlgren of Natchez: The Civil War and Dynastic Decline

Charles Dahlgren came from a family that played a prominent role in the effort to preserve the Union. This volume chronicles the eventful life of Charles Dahlgren, an ambitious Pennsylvanian who fought for the South in the American Civil War.

Herschel Gower, Ph.D., is professor emeritus of English and American literature at Vanderbilt University. His previous works include Pen and Sword: The Life and Journals of Randal W. McGavock and Jeannie Robertson, A Biography of the Scottish Folksinger. He lives in Dallas, Texas and spends summers with his family at Beersheba Springs, Tennessee.