Lincoln and the Union Governors

Acknowledgments

129 Acknowledgments My study of Abraham Lincoln, extending over a period of more than twenty-five years, has been aided by many people. Colleagues and students in the North Carolina State University Department of History have been a source of inspiration and support. Lincoln aficionados and scholars have provided information and encouragement in my study of this American icon. A special word of thanks goes to Michael Burlingame and John David Smith for their cheerful and important aid in my research and writing. Alexander J. De Grand, a colleague for many years and a member of the “Dinosaur Diners,” read the manuscript and made many useful suggestions. The librarians at North Carolina State University and at numerous other institutions have extended an unselfish hand to me in my research. I would be remiss if I did not mention the following curators of photographs who have provided digital images of the governors for this book: Jonathan Eaker, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress; Anna Cook, Massachusetts Historical Society; Lily Birkhimer, Ohio State Historical Society; and Nicole Joniec, the Library Company of Philadelphia. I am especially appreciative of the encouragement that Sylvia Frank Rodrigue of the Concise Lincoln Library has given to me regarding this study. Her coeditors, Richard W. Etulain and Sara Vaughn Gabbard, carefully read the manuscript and provided important suggestions for its improvements. Finally, Betty Glenn Harris, my wife of more than fifty years, though not a historian, has always assisted in bringing my research and writing to fruition. I owe her a great deal. ...