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ISBN: 978 1 78096 378 5

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E-pub ISBN: 978 1 78096 380 8

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Battlescene illustrations by Adam Hook

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AUTHORS’ NOTE

We would like to thank the following people and organizations who helped us with our research for this book. Lorraine and Jim White of The Highland Historical Society (McDowell Battlefield); Deborah Hilty of Rose Hill Farm at Kernstown; Jerry Casey and Gary Crawford of the Kernstown Battlefield Association; and the Heritage Museum at Dayton, Virginia. Clayton would like to thank his wife Donna for her continued support and Erin for her photography and for helping to prepare the photos for publication. Jim would like to thank his wife Amelia for her support and assistance in the preparation of the manuscript for publication, and to his entire family for their encouragement throughout the writing process.

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