. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . lie was a member of the National Republican (omention of 1856 which nominated John C. Fremont for Pn ident of the United States, as well as the convention of[872, which met in Philadelphia and re-nominated GeneralGrant for President. At the close of the war of the Rebellion a commissionas brevet lieutenant-colonel was sent him for meritoriousservices dining the war; after which he engaged inbanking, and was successful, lie was lor several yeaiexaminer of national banks under the Treasury Department, and contributed much
. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . lie was a member of the National Republican (omention of 1856 which nominated John C. Fremont for Pn ident of the United States, as well as the convention of[872, which met in Philadelphia and re-nominated GeneralGrant for President. At the close of the war of the Rebellion a commissionas brevet lieutenant-colonel was sent him for meritoriousservices dining the war; after which he engaged inbanking, and was successful, lie was lor several yeaiexaminer of national banks under the Treasury Department, and contributed much towards keeping them in theline of duty. lie has now disposed of all his interest inbanks, and is giving his attention to farming, and isendeavoring to live that ideal life which all commendbut few attain. lie is now in the sere and yellow lealof age, but taki a deep interest in current events. Itwas Goethe who said, in speaking of age, Orange andred are the evidences of maturity and ripeness, not oidecay and decomposition. 64 OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY (volunteer). COLONEL ULR1C DAHLGRKN. (deceased). Colonel Ulric Dahlgren was the second son ofRear-Admiral John Adolf and Mary Dahlgren, and wasborn April 3, 1842, in Rucks County. Pennsylvania. Completing Ins school-days in 1858, it was decidedthat his vocation was civil engineering, and, as he hadreceived much practical instruction from his father, hewas in 1859 employed to survey some tracts of wild landin Mississippi. In September. [860, in obedience to hisfathers wishes, he entered a Philadelphia law-office, butamid the rush of events which followed the inaugurationof President Lincoln he desired to serve his country, andJuly 24, [861, he was attached to a naval expedition fromthe Washington Yard to assist in the defence of Alex-andria, Virginia. As it became evident by Septemberthat active operations could not be expected beforesprint;, Ulric again yielded to his fathers wishes anil re-sumed his law studies, with
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