Talk:George E. Dixon

Dixon's "photo"
Just a bit of trivia:

The Wiki article correctly states that the photo once believed to be Lt Dixon probably isn't...However in addition to the skull examination, I read some time back that the clothing in the photo also didn't match - some expert had determined that the clothing style was from after the Civil War. Engr105th 18:07, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

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Middle Name not verified
I came across the middle name listed as "Erasmus" from a Findagrave.com memorial (#8625150), but no citation was provided - and its "owner" is not receiving messages. Apparently, user Qpeezee made the edit on 23 Jun 2014, but provided no citation. I've checked the reference links, but none matched. I recommend that "Erasmus" be dropped, and only the middle initial ("E.") be used until a valid source is provided.maclilus (talk) 05:40, 20 September 2019 (UTC)


 * I agree. I've done a lot of research on the Hunley and her crew, and a lot about Dixon's life is unknown. Early articles related to Dixon list his age as 22 when he enlisted, which would mean he was born in 1839, not 1835, so even the year of his birth is debatable. It's known that he worked on riverboats, and in 1861 prior to enlisting he was an engineer on the riverboat Flirt, which carried passengers and cargo between Montgomery and Mobile. I don't know where the article got the 1860 facts, as I don't recall Dixon ever being found in the 1860 census. The fact that his name kept being misspelled, usually as Dickson, makes finding any record of him difficult, and what's worse is that there are over 30 variations of the name Dixon, any of which he could be listed under. The truth is that other than the fact that he was most likely from the Kentucky or somewhere in the Midwest, and that he had a career on river boats, little to nothing is known on Dixon until he appears in Mobile in 1861 on the "Flirt, and even then, his name is spelled wrong. 12.185.211.194 (talk) 20:20, 24 August 2023 (UTC)