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A collection of personal papers, diaries, and reminiscences from two communities, one Northern and
one Southern.
http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/
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Letters of the Civil War
A large collection of personal letters written by Civil War veterans.
http://www.letterscivilwar.com/
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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.
http://w3.chrlmi.cablespeed.com/~jshirey/CivilWar/
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Civil War Letters of Edward Nicholas Boots
These letters, being passed down through my family, are presented here in the hopes of a better
understanding of the life of a Christian Soldier in the Civil War.
http://home.att.net/~edboots/edwardnboots.htm
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Virginia Tech Libraries' Civil War collections
Includes a number of online letters and memoirs from soldiers on both sides.
http://spec.lib.vt.edu/civwar/
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David Emmons Johnston, 1845-1917
The story of a Confederate boy in the Civil War, by David Emmons Johnston, 1845-1917.
http://metalab.unc.edu/docsouth/johnstond/johnston.html
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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.
http://libweb.sfasu.edu/etrc/COLLECT/MANSCRPT/PERSONAL/BirdwellJohn/birmain.htm
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William Bishop 1817-1879, Papers, 1839-1891
Papers of a commander of a Union cavalry unit in northeast Missouri during the Civil War, and State
Treasurer of Missouri following the war.
http://www.system.missouri.edu/whmc/invent/3894.html
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William R. Lee, Humane and Generous Enemy
Correspondence between Robert E. Lee and his Massachusetts relative William R. Lee. Also includes
accounts of the battle of seven pines-Fair Oaks, and an Oliver Wendell Holmes tribute.
http://www.med.virginia.edu/~mmd5f/humane.html
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Jubal Anderson Early
Autobiographical sketch and narrative of the War between the States, by Jubal Anderson Early,
1816-1894. Full text scanned from original.
http://metalab.unc.edu/docsouth/early/early.html
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John Allan Wyeth, 1845-1922.
"With sabre and scalpel; the Autobiography of a Soldier and Surgeon", Memoirs of doctor
and Confederate soldier John Allan Wyeth. Full scanned text, part of a project by the U. of N.
Carolina.
http://metalab.unc.edu/docsouth/wyeth/wyeth.html
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Randolph Harrison McKim, 1842-1920.
A soldier's recollections from the diary of a young Confederate.
http://docsouth.unc.edu/mckim/menu.html
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Ulysses S. Grant's Personal Memoirs
E-text of the 1885-1886 edition at Bartleby.com.
http://www.bartleby.com/1011
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Reminiscences of the Civil War
Book written by General John B. Gordon C.S.A.
http://www.the-firm-1.netfirms.com/hgh_a5.htm
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The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
E-text of essay by Mark Twain about experiences as a Confederate soldier.
http://www.boondocksnet.com/twaintexts/merrytales/privatehistory.html
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The Civil War Letters of Jakob Weiss
Translated text and service record of Jakob Weiss (Jacob Wise) 107 Ohio Infantry, Co D. Includes
images of original letters as written in German.
http://www.shasta.com/suesgoodco/jakob/
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Iowa Civil War Page-Letters, Journals, Diaries and Oral Accounts
A variety of manuscripts by Iowa residents and units.
http://www.alaska.net/~design/civilwar/index.html
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126th Ohio Infantry
A large collection of letters from the men of the 126th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, American Civil
War.
http://www.iwaynet.net/~lsci/
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The Steubing Letters
The Civil War letters of W. J. Steubing (26th Texas Cavalry) and his wife Nancy.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Cyprus/6533/
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Speech -- Augustus M. Erwin
Speech written by Augustus M. Erwin, Captain, Co. E. 117th Reg't. N.Y. Infantry, which includes
some of his war recollections.
http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/Erwin_Speech.html
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Samuel S. Dunton Civil War Letters
Letters from Samuel S. Dunton, 114th New York Infantry.
http://home.pacbell.net/dunton/SSDletters.html
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Samuel J. Bradlee's Civil War Letters
Includes several letters (photos plus text) written by Samuel Bradlee of the 10th Battery
Massachusetts Volunteer Light Artillery.
http://www.bee.net/dmann/
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Robert K. Byrd
Letter from Robert K. Byrd (Col. 1st East Tenn. Volunteers) to Henry J. Welcker (commander of
Welcker's Cavalry), May 24, 1862.
http://www.roanetn.com/cwletter.htm
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Reminiscences of the Nineteenth Massachusetts Regiment.
The memories of Capt. John G. B. Adams, written on behalf of his regiment.
http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/Mass19.html
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Reminiscences of Lorenzo D. Barnhart
War experiences of Lorenzo D. Barnhart of Co. B, 110th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
http://www.bright.net/~lrrp/ldb.html
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Recollections of a Refugee
J.B. Douglas of Lynchburg, Virginia.
http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Cabana/1018/recall.html
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Private Jefferson Moses
Contains the Civil War diary, memoirs, photographs, and other memorabilia of Private Jefferson
Moses, Company G, 93rd Illinois Volunteers.
http://www.ioweb.com/civilwar/
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Newton Robert Scott
Letters from Private Newton Robert Scott, 36th Infantry Iowa Volunteers, during the American Civil
War.
http://www.civilwarletters.com/home.html
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Levi Pennington Letters
Letter, dated December 9, 1862, from Lt. Levi Pennington.
http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/levi.html
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Letters of the Harvard Regiment
Extensive transcriptions of letters from members of the 20th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment.
http://www.people.Virginia.EDU/~mmd5f/letters_of_the_harvard_regiment.htm
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Juckett Family Civil War Letters
Letters written by A.J. Juckett while serving with the 2d Michigan Infantry during the Civil War.
http://www.thejucketts.com/
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Journal of Andrew Jackson Nickell
Text from the war diary of Andrew Nickell of the 114th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
http://www.angelfire.com/il/thecivilwarjournal/
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James Franklin Freeman
The story of James Franklin Freeman, 22nd NC Regiment.
http://www.angelfire.com/nc2/ku4jz/civilwar/22ndnc/index.html
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"In a Charge Near Fort Hell"
An account by Captain Thomas P. Beals describing operations near Fort Sedgwick in 1864.
http://www.angelfire.com/ca4/forthell/
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George W. Ervay Diary
Excerpt from the diary of George W. Ervay of Stockton's Independent Volunteers.
http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/ervay.html
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Galutia York
Civil War letters of Galutia York, 114th New York State Volunteer Infantry.
http://www.morrisville.edu/library/local_history/civil_war/
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Dwight Henry Cory
Civil War letters and diary of Dwight Henry Cory, 6th OH Volunteer Cavalry.
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~lovelace/cory.htm
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Diary of James Laughlin Orr
Entries (November-December 1864) from the diary of Lt. James Orr, 42nd Indiana Regiment.
http://www.crossmyt.com/hc/gen/civwdiar.html
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Civil War Letters of the Overall Family
Collection of letters from Isaac Overall, 36th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and his wife Jane.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/1574/
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The Butler Letters
Henry Butler's letters to his wife in Castine, Maine during the Civil War.
http://www.kalama.com/~mariner/front_butler.htm
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Basil H. Messler Diary
Entries, February 27 1864 to January 30 1865, from the diary of Basil H. Messler (Mississippi
Marine Brigade).
http://sparc5.augustana.edu/library/special/Messler/
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The Wartime Diary of John Weathered
The exact time when the manuscript was written isn't clear but it was several years after the war
while Weathered was in retirement. Bennett's Regiment or 9th Tennessee Cavalry.
http://www.jackmasters.net/9tncav.html
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The Letters of Noah Hart
Information from and about a Union officer in Company F of the 10th Michigan Infantry.
http://users.rcn.com/harts.ma.ultranet/family/NoahHart/index.shtml
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Schoff CivilWar Collections
Contains manuscript, photographic and printed materials relating to all phases of the American
Civil War.
http://www.clements.umich.edu/Schoff.html
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Revealing Family Ancestry: The Civil War
Letters saved by Margaret Slagg of Michigan, whose brothers served in the Union army.
http://www.hal-pc.org/~jsb/page11.html
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Woman Recalls Civil War Veteran Father
Reminiscences of Effie Turner, 88, daughter of Thomas Wood Machen, who was a soldier in the
Confederate Army of Alabama.
http://www.oakridger.com/stories/102497/aps_civil.html
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Civil War Letters
Correspondence from William Rees, a confederate soldier from Tennessee who survived the Battle of
Shiloh.
http://members.aol.com/SHelveston/reeslets.html
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Primary Sources
Letters, diaries, reminiscences, and manuscripts of New York soldiers and nurses during the Civil
War.
http://www.morrisville.edu/library/local_history/sites/letters
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E.S.C. Robertson Civil War Biography
Excerpts from the Robertson Colony Collection at the University of Texas at Arlington.
http://lonestar.texas.net/~mdmclean/ESCR_WAR_BIO.HTML
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Letters from Silas Gore
Letters from a private in the US 141st Pennsylavania Volunteers during the War Between the States.
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/1117/gore.html
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William H. Johnson Civil War Letters
Letters of Union soldier William H. Johnson, a sergeant in Co. E, Seventh Connecticut Volunteers.
Links to other manuscripts collections.
http://www.sc.edu/library/socar/uscs/1995/whjohn95.html
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Vermont Civil War Letters
Archived letters from Elijah Brown and Edwin Horton, plus Civil War links.
http://www.state.vt.us/vhs/educate/cwletter/cwletter.htm
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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.
http://docsouth.unc.edu/greenhow/menu.html
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Civil War Letters of John Alexander Ritter, M.D.
Letters from a doctor while serving as Regimental Surgeon in the 49th Indiana Volunteers from 1861
to 1863. Written during the regiment's campaigns in Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, and
Mississippi.
http://gwillritter.tripod.com/
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Adventures of Harvey Hogue
Tales of a soldier in the Ohio 115th including a harrowing escape from Andersonville.
http://www.cartania.com/history/harvey1.html
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A Close Shave in the U.S. Civil War
Memoirs of Nova Scotian Samuel James Hingley, who served in 3rd Regiment Infantry, New Hampshire
Volunteers, and was wounded in General Butler's Bermuda Hundred Campaign.
http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/jrose/hingley/civil.htm
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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.
http://www.civilwarletters.com
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American Civil War Collection
Civil War letters and diary entries include transcriptions and digital images of the manuscripts.
http://etext.virginia.edu/civilwar/
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Diary of LaFrancis E. Hackett
Private, Fifth Independent Ohio Sharpshooters. Covers the day-to-day details of soldiering from
January-December, 1864.
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/6964/
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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.
http://www2.dmci.net/users/bmacd/default.htm
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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.
http://www.library.miami.edu/archives/shedd/index.htm
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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.
http://sparc5.augustana.edu/library/civil2.html
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Alice Williamson Diary
This diary of a Tennessee schoolgirl chronicles life during the Civil War.
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/williamson/
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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.
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/il/macoupin/war/m_diary.txt
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Diary Henry Carl Ketzle Illinois Infantry
Diary of the 37th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Company B, covering enlistment in July 1861 to
muster out in May 1866. Battle of Pea Ridge included.
http://www.ketzle.com/diary/
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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.
http://home.att.net/~cwletters/
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The Diary of Miss Virginia J. Miller
This diary, from November 15, 1861 to April 17, 1862, begins on a Friday night at Leesburg.
http://www.mileslehane.com/diary.html
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Civil War Letter From James L. Johnson
Found folded up in a modern envelope, this letter is copied as exactly as it was written, with no
corrections for grammar or spelling.
http://pw1.netcom.com/~dgh33/letter.htm
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B. R. A. Scott: Memoirs of the Civil War
Never before published, these memoirs may be of interest to historians, genealogists and Civil War
buffs.
http://home.swbell.net/mck9/brascott
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Albert Underwood Civil War Diary
The Civil War diary of Albert Underwood of Annapolis, Park County, Indiana. It covers Jan 1, 1864
thru Jan 11, 1865.
http://dcwi.com/~dave/underwood.html
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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.
http://www.pacers.org/schools/gaylesville/october/a8.html
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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.
http://sunsite.unc.edu/docsouth/fpn/texts.html
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Capt. Richard W. Burt 76th Ohio Infantry
Civil War letters and poems from R.W. Burt.
http://my.ohio.voyager.net/~lstevens/burt/
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Civil War Memories
Robert C. Carden was born in Coffee County, Tennessee on July 4, 1843, the youngest of the five
children of Reuben and Sarah (nee' Henry) Carden. On May 23, 1861, he enlisted in the Confederate
Army at Manchester.
http://www2.dmci.net/users/bmacd/
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