The Dahlgren Raid

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(05-22-2015 12:14 PM)Gene C Wrote:  Interesting article on the Dahlgren raid, especially the last paragraph. Orignaly from "Battles and Leaders (of the Civil War) vol. 4
This web site has several items regarding the raid, many I couldn't find a way to access
http://www.mdgorman.com/Written_Accounts...tricks.htm

An interesting point in BettyO's post #3
"Though the papers have long been disputed, recent scholarship by historians including Stephen W. Sears and Edward Steers, Jr. has tended to favor their authenticity, though few who believe in their authenticity contend they were written by anyone other than Dahlgren himself."

Did you see what I posted after you on our original thread on Booth's mental health related to the Raid? You switched categories and threw me off!!!

The Dahlgren question boils down (IMO) to 1. Was Dahlgren truly reckless enough to create his own "orders" and convince his troops to follow him? 2. Were Meade and others using the old trick of denial to make their plan go away and relieve the pressure from them?