While taking a college cource on the Civil War, I did a research paper on Union Col.Dahlgren's raid and the documents that were found on him that contained instructions to kill Confederate President Davis and his cabinet. At the time of my research the two documents were considered controversal due to wether the papers were real or forged.Sometime after I did the research paper on this subject, I watched an episode on the History Channel about the "Dehlgren Papers" in which it was determined that the documents were in fact genuine by handwriting experts and computer analysis etc. On the show, if I remember correctly, its been awhile since I'd seen it, they seemed to indicate that this would some how change how "we" would veiw the war in light to this new evidence but they didn't seem elaborate too much on this. I am curious as to what effect this new evidence has had on points of veiw on the war concerning this failed assissination attempt on Davis and his cabinet if indeed this new analysis is considered leginmate? Also, was there a monumet or plaque erected to Col. Delgren commerating this raid? An interesting subject I'd like to learn more about.

Robert Caudle