Civil War Collections - Other Resources

Click on the following links for more information about the Civil War.

	Josie Underwood’s Civil War Diary by Nancy Disher Baird, University Press of Kentucky, 2009 (now available in Kentucky Museum Store)

	The War of the Rebellion in Cornell University's Making of America This official compilation of the records of the Union and Confederate Armies is perhaps the most used resource for historians studying the Civil War. Compiled by the U.S. War Department.

	Research in Military Records: Civil War Operated by the National Archives, this site provides access to some Civil War photographs, information about how to research Civil War records, the procedure for requesting copies from the National Archives, and access to selected Civil War records through the Archival Research Catalog.

	Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System This National Park Service website provides access to information about soldiers and sailors who served in the Civil War, regimental histories, online access to the names of soldiers buried at Poplar Grove National Cemetery in Petersburg, Virginia, information about prisoners at Fort McHenry and Andersonville, battle histories, and information about servicemen who won the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Civil War.

	The Civil War: The American Battlefield Protection Program Learn more about battle summaries by state and by campaign.

	Researching Your Civil War Ancestors - Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives This web site provides information about using Confederate and Union records (national, state and local) housed in the research room of the Kentucky Department of Library & Archives.

	Selected Civil War Photographs Available online as part of the American Memory Project, this web site includes 1,118 photographs. Subjects include military personnel, preparations for battle, and battle after-effects as well as photos of both Confederate and Union officers and images of enlisted men.