History - U. S. Civil War: Web Resources

Resources from the National Park Service.

Flags serve many purposes. They symbolize a people and represent national pride. Flags convey a shared history. View these flags from the Civil War presented by the National Park Service.

National Archives and Records Administration

A variety of resources to help understand and commemorate the Civil War Sesquicentennial.

Resources include Civil War photographs, official records, letters & diaries, state-by-state statistics.

Photographs from the United States Sanitary Commission Collection, 1861-1872

This website engages Civil War buffs, scholars, students, and local residents in research and discussion on the Missouri-Kansas Border War that shook the region from 1854 to 1865. Through a collaborative effort among libraries, museums, and historical societies across the greater Kansas City region, the project provides free access to selected primary source materials and adds unique interactive features and a thematic layer of original scholarly essays and topical encyclopedia entries. it received the 2014 Excellence in Public History Award from the Society of Civil War Historians.

The National Portrait Gallery

Documenting the American South (DocSouth) is a digital publishing initiative that provides Internet access to texts, images, and audio files related to southern history, literature, and culture. Currently DocSouth includes sixteen thematic collections of books, diaries, posters, artifacts, letters, oral history interviews, and songs. Sponsored by the University of NC at Chapel Hill.

Civil War era documents include personal letters, diaries, photographs, & manuscripts. Searchable by battle and region.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (CWSS) is a database containing information about the men who served in the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. Includes info on prisoners-of-war, battles, cemetery records, and more.

Resources from the National Park Service.

Chronicles Lincoln's changing views on slavery during "the fiery trial" of the Civil War.