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The Early Life of Decatur Dorsey

by Gerald W. Ueckermann, Jr. | Mar 10, 2023 | Howard County History

The Early Life of Decatur Dorsey By Gerald W. Ueckermann, Jr. October 19, 2021 By the early summer of 1864 the Union Army’s offensive to finish off the Confederate Army of Robert E. Lee had stalled on the outskirts of Petersburg, Virginia. There, Union soldiers...

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