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Acknowledgments I WISH ESPECIALLY to thank the historian William Craig, who offered early inspiration and encouragement; Karl E. Sundstrom, who reviewed my draft and offered valuableinsight; William D. Matter and Donald Pfanz, who found time in their busy schedules to read and comment on the manuscript; and Robert K. Krick, Chief Historian of the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, whose ready assistance in all things asked of him, and in much more, made this book possible. My debts extend to R. Monroe Waugh, recently deceased, who walked with me the overgrown remains of the Rapidan earthworks that he knew since childhood; Patricia J. Hurst, who helped identify numerous Orange County landmarks; and Anne B. Miller, who made available the resources of the Orange County Historical Society . I extend thanks also to librarians and research assistants at the numerous libraries and collections that I visited. Special gratitude must go to Richard J. Sommers and David Keough, who gave me a warm and gracious reception at the United States Army Military History Institute. I am also indebted to George Skoch, whose wonderful maps constitute an important part of this work, and to Noel Harrison, of the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, who aided in preparing those maps and afforded me access to parts of the battlefield inaccessible to the general public. Numerous friends read the manuscript and offered their views, including John Fisher, David Nissman, and Bernard Patty. Brian A. Bennett shared with me material about the 140th New York that I had overlooked. Barry L. Blose, of the LSUPress editorial staff, deftly applied his talents to the manuscript . My law partner, Thomas Alkon, deserves special thanks for ACKNOWLEDGMENTS his thoughtful comments and for putting up with this project during the past several years. And so also do Catherine and Campbell Rhea, who understood when, respectively, their husband and father sought time to investigate and record the deeds of his long-dead friends. xiv ...

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