Major sources consulted and recommended reading:
A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, Frederick H. Dyer, T. Yoseloff, New York, 1959, (reprint).
Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Robert Underwood Johnson and Clarence Clough Buel, eds. The Century Co., New York, 1887.
Blue Lightning: Wilder’s Mounted Infantry Brigade in the Battle of Chickamauga, Richard A. Baumgartner, Blue Acorn Press, Huntington, West Virginia, 1997.
Blue Lightning: Wilder’s Mounted Infantry Brigade in the Battle of Chickamauga, Richard A. Baumgartner, Blue Acorn Press, Huntington, West Virginia, 2007, (second edition).
Civil War Diary and Letters of James Martin Phillips, Harriet Phillips Bone, Robert F. Parkin Genealogical Research and Productions, St. Louis, Missouri, (date not available).
“Dear Friends”: The Civil War Letters and Diary of Charles Edwin Cort, Helyn W. Tomlinson, ed., Helyn W. Tomlinson, 1962.
Ex-Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines Living in Iowa 1886, W. L. Alexander, Adjutant General, authorized by Chapter 165 of Acts of 20th General Assembly, and Joint Resolution by 21st General Assembly, approved April 1884, (detailed bibliographical information unavailable).
Frederick’s Journal. Sims, Frederick W., Sims, Sidney E., ed., AuthorHouse, Bloomington, Indiana, 2004.
Illinois in the Civil War. Victor Hicken, University of Illinois Press, Urbana and Chicago, 1991.
Kill-Cavalry: The Life of Union General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick, Samuel J. Martin, Stackpole Books, Mechanicsville, Pennsylvania, 2000.
Lincoln’s Boys: The Enlisted Men of the Illinois Infantry in the Civil War, Peter R. Wells, Honors Projects, Illinois Wesleyan University, Digital Commons@IWU, 1987.
Ninety-Second Illinois Volunteers, Committee ed., Journal Steam Publishing House and Bookbindery, Freeport, Illinois, 1875. (commonly referred to as the “Regimental History”).
Official Military Atlas of the Civil War, Major George B. Davis, U. S. Army, Leslie J. Perry, Civilian Expert, Joseph W. Kirkley, Civilian Expert. Compiled by Captain Calvin D. Cowles, 23d U. S. Infantry, Gramercy Books, New York, 1983. (Originally published by Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891 -1895.).
Private William Boddy’s Civil War Journal: Empty Saddles…Empty Sleeves… Robert Berkenes, ed., TiffCor Publishing House, Altoona, Iowa, 1996.
Sherman’s Horsemen: Union Cavalry Operations in the Atlanta Campaign, David Evans, Indiana University Press, Bloomington and Indianapolis, 1996.
Sketches of History of Stephenson County, Illinois: Incidents Connected with Early Settlement of The North-West, William J. Johnston, J. O. P. Burnside, Freeport, Illinois, 1854.
Soldier Boy, Betty E. More, Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, Maryland, 2000.
The Battle of Aiken South Carolina Kilpatrick vs. Wheeler February 11, 1865: Ten Minutes of Blind Confusion,” R. Wayne Jones with Thomas D. Perry, Laurel Hill Publishing, LLC, Ararat, Virginia, 2011.
The Battle of Monroe’s Crossroads and the Civil War’s Final Campaign, Eric J. Wittenberg, Savas Beatie LLC, New York, New York, 2006.
The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, under direction of Elihu Root, Secretary of War, by Brigadier General Fred C. Ainsworth and Joseph W. Kirkley. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1901. [commonly referred to as the “OR”].
Three Years with the 92d Illinois, Claire E. Swedberg, ed., Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, 1999.
Undaunted Heart: The True Story of a Southern Belle and a Yankee General, Suzy Barile, Eno Publishers, Hillsborough, North Carolina, 2009.
(Also: Adjutant General Reports; 92nd Illinois Virtual Cemetery, jsorork creator; Findagrave.com).
In addition, hundreds of descendants have contributed countless newspaper clippings, biographies, letters, journals, discharge documents, obituaries, and photos of grave markers. These sources have proven invaluable in the development of this website. I’d like to extend a sincere thank you to each of you for your many contributions!