History of Essex County, Massachusetts : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men . ^ ^P-sCz^t^ (y&Z^7~-r~TS^e. CZclJ. £*f ^- DANVEKS. 557 complete these vast works of internal improvementand national development, he has done quite enoughfor fame, and quite enough to entitle him to the last-ing gratitude and honor of his country. The storyof his career, however much it has to do with practi-cal matters, is yet invested with a wonderfully roman-tic interest, and we are glad to learn that a moreextensive biography of him than we can give he
History of Essex County, Massachusetts : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men . ^ ^P-sCz^t^ (y&Z^7~-r~TS^e. CZclJ. £*f ^- DANVEKS. 557 complete these vast works of internal improvementand national development, he has done quite enoughfor fame, and quite enough to entitle him to the last-ing gratitude and honor of his country. The storyof his career, however much it has to do with practi-cal matters, is yet invested with a wonderfully roman-tic interest, and we are glad to learn that a moreextensive biography of him than we can give here, orthan has ever been written of him, is in course ofpreparation by Mr. N. E. Dawson, of Washington, fora large, voluminous work to be entitled, Iowa in theWar. To Mr. Dawsons kindness we are indebtedfor some of the advance sheets of his full and excel-lent sketch, from which we have culled many of thefacts of our heros maturer life. General Dodge is a native of Dan vers, Mass., andwas born April 12, 1831, in a farm-house which wassituated a short distance south of the Topsfield line,and which was then the home of the family of EliasPutnam, who was hims
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