On March 5, 1864, on a daring but failed cavalry raid to free thousands of Union prisoners, the 21-year-old commander of the mission, Ulric Dahlgren, was killed. On his body were found orders purportedly instructing his men to find and execute Jefferson Davis and the rest of the Confederate cabinet. This compelling narrative provides the first full-length analysis of the link between Dahlgren's failed raid and the Confederate campaign of terror. of illustrations.
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On March 5, 1864, on a daring but failed cavalry raid to free thousands of Union prisoners, the 21-year-old commander of the mission, Ulric Dahlgren, was killed. On his body were found orders purportedly instructing his men to find and execute Jefferson Davis and the rest of the Confederate cabinet. This compelling narrative provides the first full-length analysis of the link between Dahlgren's failed raid and the Confederate campaign of terror. of illustrations.
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Late in the winter of 1863-64, Union cavalry under the command of Judson Kilpatrick raided into Richmond, Virginia. Their mission, approved by President Lincoln, was to free Union POWs held at the Belle Isle and Libby Prisons. The mission was a failure, and a column of the attacking force under command of Colonel Ulric Dahlgren was caught and severely mauled by the Confederates; Dahlgren was killed. Confederates found papers on Dahlgren's body indicating that his true mission was to burn Richmond, and kill Jefferson Davis and any members of the Confederate government he could find. Union leaders vehemently denied this allegation; the South was outraged. Shultz believes this incident lead to a hardening of the war, and may have spurred Confederate covert operations, including a plot to kidnap or assassinate President Lincoln. Entertaining, if not totally persuasive.
