27 July 2021
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Ancestry.com - U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865 $
Original source: Several, see web site. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.
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Ancestry.com - U.S., Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1861-1904 $
Original source: Card Records of Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, ca. 1879-ca. 1903; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1845, 22 rolls); Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.
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Ancestry.com - U.S., Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865 $
Original source: United States, Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.
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Arkansas Digital Archives - Arkansas State Land Records 1822-1986
The Arkansas State Land records were donated to the Arkansas State Archives by the Arkansas State Land Commissioner's Office. The records span from 1822 to 1986 and include Land Donation Applications, Swamp Land Applications, Swamp Land Patents, Proof of Internal Improvement Papers, Proof of Loss Documents, Forfeited Deeds, Relinquishment Papers, and other legal documents generated by the State Land Commissioner's Department.
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Arkansas Digital Archives - Maps
The Arkansas State Archives’ map collection contains thousands of items, both historic and contemporary, related to the state of Arkansas. Maps of Arkansas's counties, cities, townships, and geographical locations, as well as maps of surrounding states and regions, comprise the unique collection.
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Arkansas Digital Archives - Photographs
The Arkansas State Archives' collections contain over a half-million photographic images of Arkansas and its people throughout history. The collections consists of black-and-white prints, negatives, daguerreotypes, tintypes, ambrotypes, and cyanotypes. Line drawings, postcards, engravings, and portraits are also included. Large collections such as the Ernie Deane photographs, Shrader negatives, Ozark Cultural Resource Center images, and the Thomas Harding photographs make up a significant portion of our holdings.
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Arkansas United Methodist Archives - Hendrix College, Bailey Library
Conway, Arkansas. The collection includes records relevant to the history of Arkansas Methodism and its antecedent organizations.
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Confederate Prisoners of War ~ 1861 ~ 1865 (AHGP)
Links to Internet Archive digitized copies. The National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration. Washington: 1965 National Archives Microfilm Publications - Microcopy 598 Selected Records of the War Department Relating To Confederate Prisoners of War 1861 - 1865
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Diocese of Little Rock Archives
The purpose of our archives is to collect, preserve and make available for research historical records that document the presence and mission of the Catholic Church in Arkansas. The diocesan policy is to keep our records closed. We do research on a time available basis upon request.
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Earl K. Long Library - Library Guides at University of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana.
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FamilySearch - United States Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1864-1866 FREE
Union service records of Confederate prisoners of war who enlisted and served in the 1st- 6th U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments. The records include a jacket-envelope for each soldier, labeled with his name, his rank, and the unit in which he served. The jacket-envelope typically contains card abstracts of entries relating to the soldier as found in original muster rolls, returns, rosters, payrolls, appointment books, hospital registers, Union prison registers and rolls, parole rolls, inspection reports; and the originals of any papers relating solely to the particular soldier. For each military unit the service records are arranged alphabetically by the soldier's surname. The Military Unit field may also display the surname range (A-G) as found on the microfilm. This collection is a part of RG 94, Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's-1917 and is National Archive Microfilm Publication M1017. Index courtesy of Fold3.
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FamilySearch - United States Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865
Images of 429 volumes of Confederate Prisoners of War records, most of which are from the War Department's Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners. Others are from the Surgeon General's Office, a few Army commands and individual prison camps. The collection consists mainly of lists and registers and is part of RG 109, War Department Collection of Confederate Records. This is NARA publication M598.
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FamilySearch - United States Records of Headstones of Deceased Union Veterans, 1879-1903 FREE
Images of card records used to provide headstones for deceased Union veterans. Most burials occurred in private cemeteries though some may have occurred in National Soldier Home cemeteries. Gravestones were provided to Union soldiers who died between 1861 and 1903. Some cards may include War of 1812 veterans. The gravestones were provided between 1879-1903 by the United States government. Some of the names on the cards may be difficult to read.
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FamilySearch - United States Register of Confederates and Civilians Who Died in the North,1861-1865 FREE
Index and images of a Register of Confederate soldiers, sailors and citizens who died in federal prisons and military hospitals in the North,1861-1865. This collection corresponds to NARA publication, M918, one roll from Record Group 92 Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General. The register was compiled in 1912 in the Office of the Commissioner for Marking the Graves of Confederate Dead. The register is arranged by place of death then alphabetically by name. A table of contents will be found at the beginning of the volume.
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FamilySearch - United States Union Provost Marshal Files of Individual Civilians, 1861-1866 FREE
Images of records from the United States Provost Marshal during the Civil War. The Provost Marshal served as military police for the Union Army. Records in this collection deal with deserters, Confederate spies, civilians suspected of disloyalty, civilian passage through military zones, etc. The records are in Record Group 109 located in the National Archives. This collection corresponds to NARA publication M345: Union Provost Marshals’ File of Papers Relating to Individual Civilians.
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FamilySearch - United States Union Provost Marshal Files of Two or More Civilians, 1861-1866 FREE
Images of records from the United States Provost Marshal during the Civil War. The Provost Marshal served as military police for the Union army. Records in this collection would deal with deserters, Confederate spies, civilains suspected of disloyality, civilians passage through military zones, etc. This is National Archive publication M416.
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FamilySearch Catalog - Lists of Confederates captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863 FREE
Digitized copies from National Archives microfilm publications; M2072.
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Digital images of original published: Cincinnati, Ohio : Cohen & Co., 1892. 58 p. ; 19 cm.
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Microfilm of manuscripts housed at the Louisiana National Guard, Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Images of records from the United States Provost Marshal during the Civil War. The Provost Marshal served as military police for the Union army. Records in this collection would deal with deserters, Confederate spies, civilains suspected of disloyality, civilians passage through military zones, etc. This is National Archive publication M416.
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Lafayette, Louisiana.
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Louisiana Historical Center | Louisiana State Museum
The Louisiana Historical Center, located in the New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint, is one of America's great archives. Since it opened in 1982, the Center has served thousands of researchers from around the world. In addition to its priceless collections of Colonial-era manuscripts and maps, the Louisiana Historical Center houses a wealth of primary and secondary source materials in a wide range of media.
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Louisiana Office of State Lands - Search Historical Documents
This sub-program maintains all Official U.S. and state historical land title information - including original land claims pursuant to Spanish, British, and French Land Grants; all severance documents of U.S. and state public lands; all U.S. Official Township Survey plats and field notes; the U.S. and State Tract Books - which are an index of all the other documents mentioned; Section 16 School Lands; State Patents; and numerous related documents. These records make up the source of title for every acre of land in Louisiana, whether privately or publicly owned.
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Guide to African American Genealogical Research in New Orleans
From the African American Resource Center, New Orleans Public Library.
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Louisiana Division Photo Collection
Includes over 40,000 individual photographic prints, negatives and slides.
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Selected pamphlets from the City Archives and from the Rare Vertical File.
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Olin C. and Marjorie Bailey Library - Hendrix College Archives & Special Collections
Conway, Arkansas. Researchers looking for information regarding collections (including finding aids, digitized photographs, the Stebbins rare book collection, and the Hendrix Murphy Foundation digitized videos) held by the Hendrix College Archives should consult the archival database.
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Ouachita Baptist University - Archives and Special Collections
The primary mission of Archives and Special Collections at Ouachita Baptist University is to preserve records, documents, and select artifacts that chronicle the history of the school from its founding in 1886 to the present. Additionally, the department works with the Arkansas Baptist State Convention and the Clark County Historical Association to preserve and provide access to historical materials from these organizations. As a result, Special Collections has rich holdings on Arkansas Baptist history, and the history of Clark County and the surrounding region.
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Ouachita Parish Public Library
Monroe, Louisiana.
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Reuniting old family photos found in antique stores with their families.
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Record Group 109: War Department Collection of Confederate Records, 1825 - 1927
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U.S. National Archives - Headstones Provided for Union Civil War Veterans, ca. 1879-ca. 1903
On the 22 rolls of this microfilm publication are reproduced more than 166,000 card records of headstone (gravestone) contracts provided for deceased Union veterans of the U.S. Civil War.
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U.S. National Archives - List of Prisoners, 1863 - 1865
Camp Morton and Burnside Barracks were located in Indianapolis, Indiana and operated in conjunction during the time period 1862 - 1865. Record Group 393: Records of U.S. Army Continental Commands, 1817 - 1947.
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U.S. National Archives - Post Office Reports of Site Locations, 1837–1950
The National Archives Building in Washington, DC, houses surviving report forms sent to postmasters seeking information for the Topographer's Office to use in compiling postal route maps. These records have been reproduced as Microfilm M1126, Post Office Department Records of Site Locations, 1837–1955 (683 rolls). M1126 has been digitized and made available online through the National Archives Catalog (National Archives Identifier 608210).
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U.S. National Archives - Records of the United States District Courts in Arkansas
Records Available at the National Archives at Fort Worth
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Winn Genealogical & Historical Association
Winnfield, Louisiana.
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Winnfield, Louisiana
