This is the part of the site where I give everyone credit, explain why I did this project, and basically tie up any loose ends that remain. So here goes...

First of all, let’s start with why I created this site. My name is Michael Darowski. This site is my honors thesis. I am a Communications/Media major with concentrations in Television Production and Interactive Media at Fitchburg State College. I decided to create a website as my honors thesis for several reasons. First, as an interactive media major I enjoy creating computer applications and web sites. I plan on making my career in this field. In fact, if you happen to be in the market for any web design, multimedia, or graphic design, check out MD Productions site. This is a multimedia production company I've started.

Secondly, I decided I didn’t want to just write a paper like everyone else, get a grade, and put it on a shelf. By creating this site, I can share my work with people around the world. I'd love to get any opinions on my site, so if you have any comments, questions, or just wanna say "hi", send me an e-mail at mdarowski@fsc.edu.

A lot of people have helped me out along the way, and I’d like to take the time to thank them all now:

Below is a bibliography of works that I got information and/or pictures from:

Davis, William C. The Soldiers of the Civil War. Mallard Press. New York. 1993

Davis, William C. Weapons of the Civil War. Mallard Press. New York. 1991

Silverman, Jerry. Ballads and Songs of the Civil War. Mel Bay. Montana. 1993

Wilkerson, Warren. Mother may you never see the sights I have seen. Quill. New York. 1990

Greenberg, Martin H. and Pronzini, Bill ed. A treasury of Civil War stories. Wings Books. New Jersey. 1985

The Civil War- an Interactive CD-ROM. Rom-Man Technologies. 1995

Other sources:

American Civil War Magazine- various issues.

U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service

"The Life of Johnny Reb" by Bell Irwin Wiley

"The Life of Billy Yank" by Bell Irwin Wiley

www.uscivilwar.com