City Point, Virginia. African American soldier stands guard. Civil war photographs, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
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Updated regularly (until completed). Includes approximately 100,000 pages of published memoirs, letters and diaries from individuals plus 4,000 pages of previously unpublished materials. Drawn from more than 1,000 sources, the collection provides in-depth coverage of all aspects of the war. More than 1,000 biographies will enhance the use of the database.
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Provides full text access to selected articles published between November 1, 1860 and April 15, 1865 from The New York Herald, The Charleston Mercury and the Richmond Enquirer. Begins with the events preceding the outbreak of war at Fort Sumter, continues through the surrender at Appomattox, and concludes with the assassination and funeral of Abraham Lincoln. Since the major events are described in detail by both Union and Confederate papers, their opposing perspectives are readily available for comparative evaluation. Includes descriptive news articles, eye-witness accounts and official reports of battles and events, editorials, advertisements and biographies as well as other topics of the day.
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The collections in the Confederate Military Manuscripts cover the perspective of an army commander or an administrative department down to the level of the private soldier, covering all aspects of their military service and experience, while also offering glimpses of life on the home front. Several previously unpublished collections of records of the Union Army are also integral to this module. Highlights include papers of spies, scouts, guides and detectives, including a series on Allan Pinkerton; records on military discipline from courts-martial, courts of inquiry and investigations by military commissions; and records of the U.S. Colored Troops.
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Updated quarterly (until completed). Presents 50,000 contemporaneous photographs, including nearly 30,000 wartime recruiting posters, envelopes, and ephemera. Find and view images covering casualties, home life, prisons, hospitals, weaponry, transportation, political and military leaders, and more. Search for images associated with a particular battle or campaign; find images by place, photographer, or publisher; or locate pictures by setting (interior, exterior, or studio photographs). Additional material continues to be added to the collection.
Access to this resource is funded by the Littlefield Fund for Southern History.
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Access to primary source records documenting the far-reaching impact of plantations on both the American South and the nation. This collection is made up of plantation journals, crop books, overseers’ journals, account books, personal diaries, documents on enslaved runaways, and personal correspondence drawn from major repositories in the south.
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Slavery and the Law is a collection of archival primary sources.Slavery and the Law also includes State Slavery Statutes, a master record of the laws governing American slavery, covering 1789–1865.
Arkansas in the Civil War - Online access to a portion of the materials at the Butler Center related to Arkansas's involvement in the Civil War.
Civil War Diaries and Letters - Scanned diaries and letters from the University of Iowa Libraries, some of which have been transcribed.
Civil War Diaries and Letters Collections - Diaries and letters covering both sides of the war, all of which have been scanned and transcribed.
Civil War Glass Negatives and Related Prints - About 7,000 different views and portraits made during the American Civil War (1861-1865) and its immediate aftermath
Civil War in America from the Illustrated London News -Selections of hundreds of articles from the magazine published between 1861 and 1865
Civil War Maps -A composite of three collections from the Library of Congress, the Virginia Historical Society, and the Library of Virginia that includes nearly 3000 maps.
Confederate Broadsides - Digitized collection of over 250 Confederate broadside poems
Mapping Occupation - This digital history project provides insight into the role of the U.S. Army in the South during the Civil War and Reconstruction.
South Carolina and the Civil War - Primary sources by eyewitnesses form the holdings of the University of South Carolina.
Texas Slavery Project - Interactive maps and a population database allow users to discover the growth of slave and slaveholder populations in the region. Digitized original documents from the era provide access to hundreds of letters, newspapers articles, legislative decrees, and diplomatic correspondence during the 1820s through the 1840s. Hosted by the University of Virginia.
Thomas Winston Papers 1854-1927 - This collection of documents relating to Winston's work as a surgeon for Illinois troops includes biographical materials, case histories, lists of medical supplies, and various documents related to soldiers.
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Access to primary source records documenting the far-reaching impact of plantations on both the American South and the nation. This collection is made up of plantation journals, crop books, overseers’ journals, account books, personal diaries, documents on enslaved runaways, and personal correspondence drawn from major repositories in the south.
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Unlimited users.
Access to primary source records documenting the far-reaching impact of plantations on both the American South and the nation. This collection is made up of plantation journals, crop books, overseers’ journals, account books, personal diaries, documents on enslaved runaways, and personal correspondence drawn from major repositories in the south.
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