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A C K N O W L E D G M E N T S I am deeply indebted to Albert Castel of Hillsdale, Michigan, and Steven Woodworth of Fort Worth, Texas, for reading the manuscript in its entirety and offering valuable criticisms, suggestions, and encouragement. While I was doing research at the Ohio Historical Society, Albert drove down to Columbus to meet me and graciously took me out to dinner. Steven and I usually bump into each other at various speaking engagements or at the annual meeting of the Historians of the Civil War Western Theater. We always have a marvelous time "catching up." Both men are national-level Civil War historians and valued friends. While the personnel at several national parks proved most helpful in my research , I must single out Jim Ogden of the Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park for putting up with me on a couple of trips that spanned several days. Also I am indebted to another longtime friend, Nat Hughes of Chattanooga. Nat was concurrently working on his own project for LSU Press about Jefferson C. Davis of the Army of the Cumberland. He graciously shared information and served as a sounding board for ideas. This page intentionally left blank ...

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