Counter-Thrust: From the Peninsula to the Antietam

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments Special thanks go to Marilyn and Ron Snyder of Annapolis, Maryland, for making available the soldier letter that begins the book. Joseph Rubenfine of West Palm Beach, Florida, similarly provided a copy of the John Wotring diary. National Park Service staff members Jim Burgess of Manassas National Battlefield and Ted Alexander of Antietam National Battlefield were helpful in guiding me through material from their park libraries and discussing aspects of those battles with me. The editors and anonymous readers of the University of Nebraska Press provided welcome direction and guidance; Judith Hoover’s copyediting of the manuscript was invaluable. Responsibility for errors and varying interpretations remains mine alone. ...