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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07034 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | John A. B. Dahlgren to Andrew H. Foote regarding Fort Donelson and weapons |
| Date | 6 March 1862 |
| Author | Dahlgren, John Adolphus Bernard (1809-1870) |
| Recipient | Foot, Andrew H. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | In part: "If you had eleven inch guns instead of 42 pds, I have no doubt you would have silenced Fort Donelson in less than one hour.... I think we see land -- Tennessee ought to be pacified in 30 days" |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union General Union Forces Navy Fortification Artillery |
| People | Dahlgren, John Adolphus Bernard (1809-1870) Foot, Andrew H. (1806-1863) |
| Place written | Navy Yard, Washington |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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