THEODORE AYRAULT DODGE
\θˈiːədˌɔːɹ ˈe͡əɹɒlt dˈɒd͡ʒ], \θˈiːədˌɔːɹ ˈeəɹɒlt dˈɒdʒ], \θ_ˈiː__ə_d_ˌɔː_ɹ ˈeə_ɹ_ɒ_l_t d_ˈɒ_dʒ]\
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An American soldier and military writer; born in Pittsfield, Mass., May 28, 1842; received his military education abroad. Returning to this country, he enlisted (1861) in the service of the United States as a private, attaining the rank of colonel, Dec. 2, 1865. He published: "The Campaign of Chancellorsville" (1881): a "Bird's-Eye View of the Civil War" (1883); "A Chat in the Saddle" (1885); and a series of studies called "Great Captains", comprising volumes on Alexander the Great, Hannibal, Gustavus Adolphus, and others.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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