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A Guide to the Civil War Materials of the Earl Gregg Swem Library at the College of William and Mary

ADAH: Civil War Service Database

Information in this database was compiled from a multitude of sources at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Beginning in the early 1900s, the Archives staff read through muster rolls, newspapers, governors' records, veterans' censuses, and state pension records to create a card file that was arranged alphabetically by servicemen’s names. Each time a source was discovered, a new card was created; thus, an individual might have multiple cards. The records also include entries for slaves. Search for 'slave' in the surname field. The information on the cards was transcribed in this searchable database.

ADAH: Confederate Regimental History Files

The Confederate regimental history files contain assorted material on the history of Alabama units in the Civil War. The records in this series were collected by ADAH staff and include correspondence about the regiments, historical sketches, newspaper clippings, muster rolls, rosters, and transcriptions of manuscripts. Also included here are the Deceased Alabama Confederate Soldiers' Files, which consist of certificates, correspondence, and final statements that provide details about the deaths of servicemen during the Civil War.

American Civil War Museum

Richmond, Virginia.

Bardstown Civil War Museum - Bardstown, Kentucky

Beauvoir, Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library

Biloxi, Mississippi.

Civil War Broadsides and Ephemera

From the University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections. Contains items from the Wilbur Collection of Vermontiana that were printed and circulated from 1861 to 1865.

Civil War in Florida

Civil War Museum of Philadelphia

Pennsylvania.

Civil War Room | CarnegieCarnegie

The Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall is home to a true national treasure: the Capt. Thomas Espy Post No. 153 of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). Historical and genealogical records from the post-Civil War Union fraternal society. The Captain Thomas Espy met in Chartiers and Mansfield before locating in Carnegie, Pennsylvania.

Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum

More than 2,500 artifacts available to search online. After the Civil War, tens of thousands of men were missing. Clara Barton and her small staff received over 63,000 requests for help. They were able to locate over 22,000 men, some of whom were still alive. Located in Washington, D.C.

Connecticut State Library

Echoes Through Time Learning Center

Located at Eastern Hills Mall in Williamsville, NY, we specialize in the Civil War era (also known as the War Between the States), making us the ONLY Civil War museum in Western New York.

Gettysburg National Military Park Library & Research Center

Pennsylvania.

Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Museum and Library

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Hill College - Harold B. Simpson History Complex

The Confederate Research Center was founded in 1963. Includes information on both Confederate and Union soldiers.

Library Guide to U.S. Civil War Resources

University of Tennessee Libraries.

Library of Virginia - Civil War Records in the Archives

Military Records: Civil War (1861

From the Kansas State Historical Society.

Minnesota and the Civil War Collections - Minnesota Historical Society