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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06919 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | John A. B. Dahlgren to Samuel S. Cox regarding the value of the American West |
| Date | 22 March 1862 |
| Author | Dahlgren, John Adolphus Bernard (1809-1870) |
| Recipient | Cox, Samuel S. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | "The West is not to be undervalued... The copper is superb... navy howitzers have been made from it... the N. West has never before understood its interest in the Navy, they will learn now." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Navy Weaponry Mining American West Union General |
| People | Dahlgren, John Adolphus Bernard (1809-1870) Cox, Samuel Sullivan (1824-1889) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| 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 |