Battle of Stones River: The Forgotten Conflict between the Confederate Army of Tennessee and the Union Army of the Cumberland

Acknowledgements

acknowledgments I am deeply indebted to the sta≠ of the Stones River National Military Park, particularly Gib Backland, Jim Lewis, and John George. They o≠ered their knowledge, assistance, patience, and encouraging support so that this project might be completed in time for the sesquicentennial of the battle in 2012. My appreciation is also extended to Lanny K. Smith. Although working on his own project on Stones River, he unselfishly shared all his material with me. Lanny, who probably knows more about the battle than any living person, enthusiastically received all my calls. He also gave his permission to base several of my maps upon those that appear in his twovolume work. I should also mention Dan Masters. His work on chronicling soldiers’ letters of the battle from dozens of small-town newspapers from Ohio and Illinois proved breathtaking. He readily shared his labor of love, thus adding the voices of scores of soldiers that otherwise would have been silent. This page intentionally left blank This page intentionally left blank ...