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- ↑ Scroggins, William G. (2009). Leaves of a Stunted Shrub. Nativa LLC. p. 5. ISBN 978-0979125768.
- ↑ Rhea, Gordon (2005). The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow Tavern, May 7-12, 1864. LSU Press. ISBN 0807158151.
- ↑ Matter, William (2017). If It Takes All Summer: The Battle of Spotsylvania. UNC Press. ISBN 978-1469620244.
- ↑ Cummings, John F. (2011). Spotsylvania County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 7. ISBN 978-0738582467.
