The Dahlgren Raid

[Gene C]

(05-22-2015 12:44 PM)L Verge Wrote:  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?

Yes, and I enjoyed your post

Good question and I don't know
( I learned and found it interesting that Dahlgren had an artificial leg, which I find unusaul for someone in the cavalry)

I wanted to share a link and web site about the raid, and didn't want the subject to dominate Juan's topic.