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A Brief Introduction to Genealogy and the American Civil War

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American Civil War

American Civil War 1861-1865, including regimental information.

American Civil War

From the home page of Nikki Roth-Skiles, highlighting several regiments in which her ancestors served.

American Civil War Home Page

Includes categorized links to other Civil War resources on the web.

American Civil War Research and Genealogy Database $

Fee-for-search online database.

American Civil War Search Directory

American Wars - A complete history of Colonial and early American wars fought on American soil

American Wars is a complete history of the colonial and early american wars fought on United States Soil, including The American Revolution, War of 1812, Civil War, French and Indian War, King George's War, and the Spanish American War.

Ancestry.com Support - Find an Ancestor in Civil War Records

Authentic Campaigner Forums, v.3.0

Information resource for Civil War reenactors, military and civilian, striving for accuracy in their interpretation and focusing on research-based, documented impressions.

Civil War Day by Day

Blog with digitized original documents. "Drawing on the vast holdings of the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, we will present samples of the Civil War’s documentary remains. The concept of Civil War Day by Day is a simple one: every day for the next four years, we will present a document that is 150 years old to the day."

Civil War Index

Regimental histories and soldier rosters for Union and Confederate Civil War regiments, as well as links to other primary source documents, websites and newer books where more information may be found.

Civil War Playlist - Just Genealogy - Craig R. Scott, CG, FUGA (YouTube)

Civil War Records Online -- Sassytazzy's Online Genealogy Research Library

Civil war rosters, documents & records.

Civil War Resources

Civil War Resources

[The original link is broken. This link points to an archived copy on the Wayback Machine]

Civil War Resources on the Internet: Abolitionism to Reconstruction (1830's - 1890's)

Civil War Soldier Vocabulary

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (CWSS)

Online searchable database of over 5 million soldiers from 30 states and territories. Rosters, regiments, cemeteries, battles, prisoners, Medals of Honor.

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Examines the Civil War through the Smithsonian Institution's extensive collections.