I am writing a historical fiction novel for my side project and need recommendations for digital archives containing authentic primary source documents from the American Civil War.
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I am writing a historical fiction novel for my side project and need recommendations for digital archives containing authentic primary source documents from the American Civil War.
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digital archives American Civil War primary source documents letters diaries photographs official records Library of Congress National Archives Civil WarGoogle ↗
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Searches and sources
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digital archives American Civil War primary source documents letters diaries photographs official records Library of Congress National Archives Civil War Google ↗
- Official website · loc.gov
- U.S. Civil War Digital Collections Guide · guides.loc.gov
- Digital Collections - Civil War Era Black Washington: A Resource Guide · guides.loc.gov
- Official website · archives.gov
- Civil War Research at NARA · archives.gov
- Letters, Telegrams, and Photographs Illustrating the Civil War · archives.gov
- Civil War Records: Basic Research Sources · archives.gov
- Explore the archive · valley.lib.virginia.edu
- Explore Internet Archive · archive.org
- External Websites - U.S. Civil War: Selected Resources at the Library of Congress · guides.loc.gov
- Official website · nyhistory.org
- Civil War and Reconstruction Period - Databases and E-Resources for Manuscript Research · guides.loc.gov
- About this Collection | Confederate States of America Records | Digital Collections · loc.gov
- University Libraries · wmich.edu
- Fold3 · fold3.com
- HathiTrust · hathitrust.org
- Project Gutenberg · gutenberg.org