I received a great deal of assistance from librarians and historians in gathering all the material needed to put this book together, and I would like to single out a few individuals who went out of their way to help me out.

I would like to thank Jeffrey Bridgers at the Library of Congress for his assistance with photos.

Dr. James Cornelius of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum was also a great help. I would like to thank him for answering all of my many and persistent questions.

Also, many sincere thanks go out to the staff of the Union, New Jersey, Public Library. Thank you to Laura, Eileen, Denise, Susan, and all of their colleagues for their assistance.

And last, but certainly not least, many thanks to Laura Libby for all of her help and understanding, and for putting up with me once again, as she has done with every one of my other books.