Many people contributed to this volume. First and foremost is my editor and friend Theodore P. Savas. You will rarely meet a person who is more fun, diligent, and supportive than Ted and his staff at Savas Beatie. Marketing Director Sarah Keeney works hard to garner publicity and I deeply appreciate her ongoing efforts. I was blessed to work with three experts: James Burgess, Museum Specialist at the Manassas National Military Park, James Morgan, author of A Little Short of Boats: The Fights at Ball’s Bluff and Edwards Ferry, and Harry Smeltzer, whose website “Bull Runnings” contains a wealth of information on everything related to First Bull Run. If you have not visited it, I highly recommend you do so: www.bullrunnings.wordpress.com. Each reviewed the manuscript for accuracy and provided many useful suggestions, corrected embarrassing mistakes, and pondered a host of questions raised by the sources. Any errors that remain are mine and mine alone.
R. L. Murray generously provided me with copies of his many books. They are a gold mine of information and I deeply appreciate his support. Mr. Murray has published two books on New Yorkers at First Bull Run and they were very helpful in gaining a better understanding of their role in the battle.
Linda Nieman, who helped me learn and perfect my map making skills, was a constant source of inspiration. I deeply appreciate her support.
Now, on to the Maryland Campaign!
Bradley M. Gottfried
La Plata, Maryland