Like a Meteor Blazing Brightly : the Short but Controversial Life of Colonel Ulric Dahlgren /

The only biography on Ulric Dahlgren, a brilliant, ambitious young man who became the youngest full Colonel in the United States Army at the age of 21. However, he died before his 22nd birthday, and this account chronicles his full life story. Offering evidence of Dahlgren's ties to Abraham Lin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wittenberg, Eric J., 1961- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: El Dorado Hills, CA : Savas Beatie LLC, 2015.
Temas:
Dahlgren, Ulric, > 1842-1864.
Dahlgren, Ulric, > 1842-1864
United States. > Army > Officers > Biography.
United States. > Army
1861-1865
Soldiers > United States > Biography.
Kilpatrick-Dahlgren Raid, Va., 1864.
Gettysburg Campaign, 1863.
Campagne de Gettysburg, 1863.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Armed Forces > Officers
Military campaigns
Soldiers
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Campagnes et batailles.
United States
Virginia
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword by Stephen W. Sears; Author's Preface; Introduction; 1: A Boy's Proud Family Legacy; 2: Growing Up in the Nation's Capital; 3: The Gathering Storm; 4: Ulric Dahlgren Makes His Mark; 5: Ulric Dahlgren Finds His Niche; 6: Dahlgren Shows a Talent for Scouting Missions; 7: A Dash into Fredericksburg; 8: Campaigning With Burnside And Hooker; 9: The Gettysburg Campaign: Ulric Dahlgren's Finest Hour; 10: The Slow Road to Recovery; 11: An Untimely End to a Promising Life and anUnending Controversy Spawned; 12: Ulric Dahlgren's Final Adventure; 13: An Incomplete Life Assessed.
  • Appendix I: Were the Dahlgren Papers Authentic?Appendix II: Present Day Maps; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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