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Documenting the American South - Memoirs and journals written not because of their historical or political significance, but because they are to the writer the natural expression of what life has meant to him in the moment of living, have a value entirely apart from literary quality.
Edgar Clark's Civil War Letters - Written by a Union soldier between August 17, 1862 and August 23, 1864, his 185 letters described his life in the army, encounters with Union and Confederate troops, battles, illness, injury, food and the living conditions at the time.
Four Years Service In The Southern Army - Mr. Scott spent the last six years of his life working on this book which was written by his grandfather a soldier in the Confederate army.
G.D. Molineaux Diary - This site includes the Civil War diary of the Illinois volunteer G.D. Molineaux, as well as the movements of his unit.
Gaylesville During the Civil War - This is a continuation of a series of letters contributed by Dr. Joseph Gardner. They were written by his ancestors who lived in Gaylesville and Cherokee County during the Civil War.
Henry Albert Potter - Letters written by Captain Potter, 4th Michigan Cavalry, from August 1862 to May 1865.
History and Description of the Voyage of Peter Wiegand - The diary of Peter Wiegand, 97th Illinois Infantry, Company A, begins on the 6th day of August, 1862. Contributed by his descendant, Edward Wiegand.
James B. Lockney, Wisconsin 28th Regiment, Company G - Two of the original Civil War diaries are in the possession of his great granddaughter Mary Lockney of Brookfield, Wisconsin and his complete works are at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin in Madison, WI.
John C. Birdwell Letters, 1862 - Typed transcriptions of letters of the Nacogdoches County farmer and soldier. Letters are mostly to Birdwell's wife, discussing farming, the Civil War and Confederate camp life.
John Henderson Freeman's Diary - Military records from the National Archives show that he was captured by Federal troops on November 24, 1863, just three days after sending this diary home. His name appears on Roll of Prisoners of War in both Louisville, KY and Rock Island Barracks, IL. He was paroled at Memphis, TN May 25, 1865.
Letters From the Front - The Civil War was perhaps the most misnamed war in the history of the United States. It was anything but Civil. The letters written during this time shed light on the war that so few of us know.
Letters Home from an Iowa Soldier - These letters are part of a collection written by Newton Robert Scott, Private, Company A, of the 36th Infantry, Iowa Volunteers, during the American Civil War.
Lincoln's Assasination - General Ulysses S. Grant on how he heard about the assassination of President Lincoln.
Locust Lawn, Civil War History - Presents social and military histories of the US Civil War. Special features on Lincoln artifacts.
Locust Lawn: Civil War History - Presents a serialized, military history with sketches of the US Civil War. Site also depicts social history, gardening, recipes, and architecture of Era.
Robert C. Cardin, Company B, 16th Tennessee Infantry - Memories about how a boy of seventeen went to war, what he saw and some of his experiences.
Rose O'Neal Greenhow, 1814-1864 - In this 1863 autobiography, the Washington, D.C., socialite and Confederate spy told her story and gave her view of contemporary events.
Strieby Family Civil War Letters - Among the scanned images of the original letters written to and from Indiana, is a rare letter that includes information about the surrender of Lee and news of Lincoln's death.
The Calvin Shedd Papers - Letters written by Calvin Shedd, a carpenter from New Hampshire, who enlisted in the 7th Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers and served the Union Army.
The Diary of Miss Virginia J. Miller - This diary, from November 15, 1861 to April 17, 1862, begins on a Friday night at Leesburg.
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