In 2010 I had the pleasure of touring the Brooklyn battlefield with Colonel Willy Buhl, a seasoned military officer who helped plan the operation to clear Fallujah. Willy was the commanding officer of the Marines of 3/1, with whom I was embedded during that epic battle, and he later helped introduce me to many great stories that later became my books We Were One and Give Me Tomorrow. Running across the sign with one of the finest fighting Marine officers was just one of many full-circle and serendipitous moments I've had in career. Although many experts doubted there were enough sources to tell the untold story, his words convinced me to pursue the Marylanders' story: "If anyone could tell their story it's you, Pat."
To reconstruct the Marylanders' story, I utilized thousands of original sources housed in hundreds of libraries, repositories, and archives. The Maryland Historical Society, located in Baltimore, was an invaluable resource, and I am most grateful for the assistance the staff offered. The New-York Historical Society was also extremely helpful, as was the Library of Congress. Pension files were obtained through Fold3, which had taken the original paper and microfilm files from the National Archives and digitized them.
Many of the quotations in this book retain their original spelling and punctuation; however, some were edited slightly to allow for greater readability.
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