Discovery of these interviews prompted Douglas Southall Freeman to include this information in his 1946 Lee's Lieutenants (a revised view from his 1934 work, the four volume biography of Lee), which has led to citations in subsequent sources.
Opdagelsen af disse interviewa fik Douglas Southall Freeman til at medtage denne information i hans bog fra 1946 Lee's Lieutenants (en revideret udgave af hans 4-binds biografi om Lee fra 1934), hvilket har ført til referencer i senere kilder.