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Civil War Book Review: Like a Meteor Blazing Brightly: The Short But Controversial Life of Colonel Ulric Dahlgren

May 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Wittenberg, Eric J. Like a Meteor Blazing Brightly: The Short But Controversial Life of Colonel Ulric Dahlgren. Edinborough Press (August 1, 2009). 318 pages, 7 maps, appendices, notes, bibliography, index. ISBN: 978-1-889020-33-4 $29.95 (Hardcover). Young Ulric Dahlgren, like his father Admiral John Dahlgren, had a burning ambition to rise as high as his many talents […]

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Leading the Kilpatrick-Dahlgren Raid (not just anyone will do)

February 6th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Eric Wittenberg scored a coup in Like A Meteor Blazing Brightly by finding a letter from former Confederate John Mosby about meeting Col. Isaac Wistar after the war. Wistar confirmed to Mosby the truth of the Kilpatrick-Dahlgren’s raid’s purpose—assassination—which he’d heard from Judson Kilpatrick himself. Wistar also claimed to have been ordered to do the […]

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Review: Like a Meteor Blazing Brightly: The Short but Controversial Life of Colonel Ulric Dahlgren

September 21st, 2009 · No Comments

Like a Meteor Blazing Brightly: The Short but Controversial Life of Colonel Ulric Dahlgren by Eric J. Wittenberg Product Details Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Edinborough Press (June 1, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 1889020338 ISBN-13: 978-1889020334 Those that follow Eric Wittenberg’s work know this is a pet project that has been years in the making.  We […]

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