"Military Governor of Utah"@en . . "Military Governor of Salt Lake City"@en . . . . "Unknown"@en . "Abner Dowling (b. 1875) was a career member of the United States Army. He served as General George Armstrong Custer's adjutant as a Major during the Great War, he held the rank of colonel while military governor of Utah, and he was a general during the Second Great War. Dowling was quite remarkable for being in the right place at the right time. He was generally considered to have been a very decent human being, if not a particularly talented soldier, especially compared with the flamboyant Custer, or the brilliant Irving Morrell. Even in his own estimation, he was not a \"great\" general, but he successfully strove to be a \"good\" one, consciously acting in a manner opposite of Custer."@en . . "1875"^^ . "(civilian government restored under Heber Young)"@en . . . . . "In at the Death"@en . . "Abner Dowling (b. 1875) was a career member of the United States Army. He served as General George Armstrong Custer's adjutant as a Major during the Great War, he held the rank of colonel while military governor of Utah, and he was a general during the Second Great War. Dowling was quite remarkable for being in the right place at the right time. He was generally considered to have been a very decent human being, if not a particularly talented soldier, especially compared with the flamboyant Custer, or the brilliant Irving Morrell. Even in his own estimation, he was not a \"great\" general, but he successfully strove to be a \"good\" one, consciously acting in a manner opposite of Custer."@en . . . "Soldier"@en . . . "Abner Dowling"@en . "None"@en . "Direct POV"@en . "1929"^^ . "Abner Dowling"@en . . "through"@en . . . . "1924"^^ . . . "American Front"@en . . .