Pat. I have read certain sections of Sears' book entitled: "Lincoln's Lieutenants" and was somewhat disappointed. I find Sears to have a habit of writing certain sentences and sometimes using quotation marks without using a footnote. Generally, if the information presented in a sentence or paragraph is common knowledge then a footnote is not required, however, I am referring to direct quotes or possible heresay between different officers wherein Sears offers his interpretation. I also do not like how he describes his bibliography; he does not break down each specific primary source into the specific research facility he acquired the information from. He just provides the name of the source and the research facility. Sometimes, these sources are gleaned from a specific collection. So if one likes to check the footnotes, such as myself and others I know, it becomes a very arduous and time consuming task. Just my opinion. David.