Bruce L. Brager - Grants Victory: How Ulysses S. Grant Won the Civil War

Bruce L. Brager, a graduate of George Washington University, is a writer who has ghostwritten dozens of books and published numerous titles under his own name, including There He Stands: The Story of Stonewall Jackson, Petersburg, and Monitor vs. Merrimack. He lives in New York City.

T hank you to all the following:

The historians and writers cited in the dedication and the bibliography.

The staff at the libraries and depositaries visited during research. In particular the National Archives, the Library of Congress, the Texas State Library and Archives, public libraries for Arlington County and New York City, and the George Washington University Library.

The National Park Service facilities at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg.

The editorial staff at Stackpole Press, including Dave Reisch, Stephanie Otto, and Elaine McGarraugh.

And anyone else I might have neglected here.

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Brager, Bruce L. Petersburg. Philadelphia: Chelsea House, Publishers, 2003.

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Gallagher, Gary W. The Generals Who Brought Dixie Down. New York Times, October 21, 1990, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CEED8153FF932A15753C1A966958260&sec=&pagewanted=print

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