Biography
John Adams Dix was an American politician and military officer who was Secretary of the Treasury, Governor of New York and Union major general during the Civil War. He was notable for arresting the pro-Southern Maryland General Assembly, preventing that divided border state from seceding, and for arranging a system for prisoner exchange via the Dix–Hill Cartel, concluded in partnership with Confederate Major General Daniel Harvey Hill.
Works
A history of the parish of Trinity Church in the city of New York
1898
Address of Maj.-Gen. John A. Dix, at the reception by the Seventh regiment, National guard, S. N. Y
A History of the Parish of Trinity Church in the City of New York, Volume 4
A History of the Parish of Trinity Church in the City of New York, Volume 3
Winter in Madeira
Winter in Madeira
Speeches and Occasional Addresses
Speeches and Occasional Addresses
History of the Parish of Trinity Church in the City of New York; Volume 2
History of the Parish of Trinity Church in the City of New York; Volume 2
Catalogue of the remaining portion of [his] library, to be sold at auction, March 27 & 28, 1884, by Bangs & Co
Catalogue of the remaining portion of [his] library, to be sold at auction, March 27 & 28, 1884, by Bangs & Co