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

\x26#60;P style=\x26#34;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\x26#34;\x26#62;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 yet died before his 22nd birthday, this account chronicles his full life story. Offering evidence of Dahlgren’s ties to Abraham Lincoln, this extensively researched record addresses the theory that Lincoln authorized the kidnapping and assassination of the entire Confederate cabinet, including President Jefferson Davis. Looking at the notorious Dahlgren Affair within the context of Dahlgren’s entire life, this examination provides insight into a unique individual’s past as well as an unclear incidence in American history.<\/P>

&#60;P style=&#34;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&#34;&#62;<B>Eric J. Wittenberg</B> is an attorney and a Civil War historian who has contributed to <I>America's Civil War</I>, <I>Blue & Gray</I>, and <I>North & South</I>. He is the coauthor of <I>One Continuous Fight</I> and <I>Plenty of Blame to Go Around</I> and the author of <I>Glory Enough for All</I>, <I>Protecting the Flank</I>, and <I>The Union Cavalry Comes of Age</I>. He lives in Columbus, Ohio.</p>