About the Author

John Y. Simon is professor of history, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He has written or edited, in addition to the published volumes of the Grant Papers, four books, among which is The Personal Memoirs of Julia Dent Grant. William M. Ferraro is assistant editor of the Grant Papers. He was assistant editor of volumes 1 and 2 of The Salmon P. Chase Papers. Aaron M. Lisec is assistant editor of the Grant Papers. Dawn Vogel is textual editor of the Grant Papers.