Without the encouragement of family and friends, as well as the shared interest of so many other researchers this study would never have gotten this far.
A list of credits would have to include: Mannie Gentile of the Museum of America in Hagerstown, MD, and an avid student of Civil War history, Fifth Michigan Infantry historian John Braden of Fremont, Michigan, Elden Davis of Howell, Michigan, Doug Adams of New Providence, PA, Jeannie Larson of the Grand Rapids Public Museum, former Grand Rapids City Historian Gordon Olson and the entire staff of the Local Historical Collections of the Grand Rapids Public Library, Sherry Miller of Muskegon, Michigan, Bob Bosch of Allendale, Michigan, John Berfield of Leesburg, Virginia, Lois Downing of Mason, Michigan, and Kathy Cornwell of Rockford, Michigan.