Acknowledgements The historical and curatorial information on this site came from numerous sources. A particular debt is due to Blair House staff, whose knowledge and research permeate every page on the site. Online resources maintained by the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library (www.trumanlibrary.org) provided a wealth of information (including both primary historical documents and analytical articles). National Park Service websites for Antietam and other battlefields were a source of valuable background information on the Civil War and significant persons of the period. Information and photographs from Blair House: The President’s Guest House (published 1989 by The Blair House Restoration Fund, with text by Marlene Elizabeth Heck and photographs by Kari Haavisto, Hickey-Robertson, Mary E. Nichols, and John F. Grant) were extraordinarily valuable in the creation of this site. Other valuable references included: Virginia Jeans Laas, ed., The Civil War Letters of Elizabeth Blair Lee (Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press) 1991. Harold Holzer, Gabor S. Boritt and Mark E. Neely, Jr. The Lincoln Image: Abraham Lincoln and the Popular Print. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1984:43-55. Harry T. Peters. America on Stone. New York: Arno Press, 1976 (Reprint edition): 119,200. A number of general reference works were also consulted for basic factual and historical information. The photographs in the website are copyright their respective owners. Every effort has been made to secure specific permissions for the use of these photographs on this website. Please contact the webmaster with any questions or concerns.

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