exhibited qualities of mind and character which should appeal to
all their fellow countrymen and make them proud of the land that
gave them birth. Neither man, in his life, posed before the public
as a hero, and the writer has made no attempt to place either of
them on a pedestal. Theirs is a very human story, requiring neither
color nor concealment, but illustrating a high development of those
traits that make for manhood and national greatness.

The writer hereby acknowledges his indebtedness to all those
historians whose scholarly research has made it possible to trace
the careers of these two great commanders with confidence in the
accuracy of the facts presented. Where equally high authorities
have differed he has been guided by those who, in his judgment, have
displayed the most scrupulous impartiality, and wherever possible
he has availed himself of official records and documents.

The generous service rendered by Mr. Samuel Palmer Griffin in testing
the vast record upon which these pages are based, his exhaustive
research and scientific analysis of the facts, have given whatever
of authority may be claimed for the text, and of this the writer
hereby makes grateful acknowledgment. To Mr. Arthur Becher he is
likewise indebted for his careful studies at West Point and elsewhere
which have resulted in illustrations conforming to history.

Frederick Trevor Hill.

New York, September, 1911.