John Adolphus Dahlgren
United States Navy admiral (1809-1870) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 60
John Adolphus Bernard Dahlgren was a United States Navy officer who founded his service's Ordnance Department and launched significant advances in gunnery.
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Rear Admiral Dahlgren, on board the USS Pawnee, beside a 50-pounder Dahlgren rifle, one of his bottle-shaped cast-iron cannons, c. 1864
Dahlgren during the American Civil War
Dahlgren's tombstone in Laurel Hill Cemetery
An 1888 color lithograph of Dahlgren from a series by Allen & Ginter CigarettesAbout this person
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United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1809 to 1870 · aged 60
