American Civil War Bibliography

United States Civil War, 1861-1865

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Bibliography

Amann, William Frayne, editor. Personnel of the Civil War . Two Volumes. New York, New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1961. (FS Library book 973 M2a.) Lists the names of local militias and their Union and Confederate Army designations. It also includes geographical commands of the Confederacy and of generals in the Union Army.
Bibliography of State Participation in the Civil War. Third Edition. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1913. (FS Library film 1465569.) Lists veterans’ organizations; regimental histories; and state, county, and town histories (Northern and Southern) that have rosters of soldiers.
Brock, R.A. The Appomattox Roster: A List of the Paroles of the Army of Northern Virginia Issued at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. 1887. Reprint, New York, New York: Antiquarian Press, 1962. (FS Library book 975.5 M23br; film 0896966 item 2.) This is indexed and lists the names, ranks, and units of the soldiers.
Brown, J. Willard. The Signal Corps in the War of the Rebellion. 1896. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Butternut and Blue, 1996. (FS Library book 973 M2bt.) Contains a roster of soldiers in the signal corps; includes present address of each soldier and a brief service history.
Canney, Don L. Lincoln’s Navy: The Ships, Men, and Organization, 1861–65. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1998. (FS Library book 973 M3ca.)
Current, Richard N., editor. Encyclopedia of the Confederacy. Four Volumes. New York, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1993. (FS Library book 973 M2ec.) Contains historical sketches on campaigns and battles, social and cultural aspects of the Confederacy as well as biographical sketches of both political and military leaders. A bibliography is included at the end of each sketch.
Davis, George B., et al., Calvin D. Cowles, compiler. The Official Military Atlas of the Civil War, 1891–1895. Reprint, New York, New York: The Fairfax Press, 1978, 1983. (FS Library book Atlas Stand 973 E7wd.) This atlas was published to accompany the Official Records.
Dornbusch, Charles E., compiler. Military Bibliography of the Civil War . Three Volumes. New York, New York Public Library, 1975. Reprint, Volume 4. Dayton, Ohio: The Press of Morningside Bookshop, 1987. (FS Library book 973 H2dn; film 1036612 items 1–3.) A bibliography of 8,241 regimental and unit histories, narratives, and biographies for both the North and the South.
Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990; original published: Des Moines : Dyer Publishing Co., 1908), 1796 pages. Compiled and arranged from official records of the Federal and Confederate armies, reports of the Adjutant Generals of the several states, the Army registers and other reliable documents and sources. Part 1. Number and organization of the armies of the United States.--Part 2. Chronological record of the campaigns, battles, engagements, actions, combats, sieges, skirmishes, etc., in the United States, 1860 to 1865.--Part 3. Regimental histories. Digital copy at Google Books. Microfiche copy at FS Library 6082598 Book copies at Other Libraries.
Faust, Patricia L., editor. The Historical Times Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War. New York, New York: Harper & Row, 1986. (FS Library book 973 H26h.) Over 2,000 entries for war related topics including battles, famous regiments, and numerous biographical sketches of military and civilian leaders.
Gibson, Charles Dana, and E. Kay Gibson, compilers. Dictionary of Transports and Combat Vessels, Steam and Sail, Employed by the Union Army, 1861–1865. Camden, Maine: Ensign Press, 1995.
Hall, Richard. Patriots in diguise : women warriors of the Civil War. (New York, New York : Marlowe & Co., c1993, 1994), FS Catalog book 973 H2haL.
Hewett, Janet B. The Roster of Union soldiers, 1861-1865. (Wilmington, North Carolina : Broadfoot Pub. Co., c1997-2000) FS Library 973 M29h v. 1 through v. 31 and The Roster of Confederate soilders, 1861-1865. FS Catalog book 975 M2rc and Supplement to the Official records of the Union and Confederate armies. (Wilmington, North Carolina : Broadfoot Pub. Co., c1994-2001) FS Library 973 M29u ser. 1 supp. pt. 1 v. 1 through v. 12;
Instructions for Keeping the Records and Transacting the Clerical Business of the War Department. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1876.
Jones, Paul. The Irish Brigade. (Gaithersburg, Maryland : Olde Soldier Books, [199-?]), FS Catalog book 973 M2ji.
Katcher, Philip. The Civil War Source Book. New York, New York: Facts on File, 1992. (FS Library book 973 M2ka.) Biographies of important leaders; a state‑by‑state analysis of state militias; descriptions of the Federal and Confederate forces, U.S. Veteran Volunteers, Signal Corps, Sanitary Commission, and Medical Department; a section on the life of the common soldier; and a general history of the war.
Long, E.B., and Barbara Long. The Civil War Day by Day: An Almanac 1861–65. 1971. Reprint, New York, New York: Da Capo Press, 1987. (FS Library book 973 M2leb.) A chronology of important military and political actions.
Lord, Francis A. Civil War Sutlers and their Wares. New York, New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1969. (FS Library book 973 H2lf.) Contains a list of sutlers’ names.
Lord, Francis A. They Fought for the Union. New York, New York: Bonanza Books, 1960. (FS Library Book 973 M2lf.) Discusses the various aspect of army life for the common soldier and organization.
Navy Department. Naval History Division, compiler. Civil War Naval Chronology. 6 parts. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1961–65. (FS Library film 1550320.) A chronological listing of the naval war and important events.
Nine, William G., and Ronald G. Wilson. The Appomattox Paroles April 9–15, 1865. Lynchburg, Virginia: H. E. Howard, 1989. (FS Library book 975.5 M2vc, Volume 12.) Lists the name, regiment, and company of those paroled from the Army of Northern Virginia.
Pompey, Sherman Lee. Civil War veteran burial listings. (Long Beach, California : Southern California Genealogical Society, c1965), FS Catalog book 973 M2pos.
Prechtel-Kluskens, Claire. “Wagonmasters Serving the Union during the Civil War .” National Genealogical Society Quarterly 85. (Dec. 1997): 295–311. (FS Library book 973 B2ng.) Contains information about wagonmasters during the war.
Regulations for The Recruiting Service of the Army of the United States, Both Regular and Volunteer. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1862.
Rules for keeping the Principle Record Books used at the Department and General Headquarters and at the Adjutant General's Office. 1862
Silverstone, Paul H. Warships of the Civil War Navies. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1989. (FS Library book 973 M2sil.) Gives brief service histories of naval vessels and includes many photographs of naval ships.
Still, William N., Jr., editor. The Confederate Navy: The Ships, Men and Organization, 1861–1865. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1996. (FS Library book 973 M2cfn.) This book discusses many topics of the Confederate Navy, including chapters on seamen, landsmen, firemen and coal heavers, the Marines, and shipboard life.
Strait, Newton Allen. Roster of Regimental Surgeons and Assistant Surgeons in the U.S. Medical Department During the Civil War . 1882. Reprint, Gaithersburg, Maryland: Olde Soldier Books, 1989. (FS Library book 973 M2rr; 1882 ed.) Lists name, unit, residence, and date of service for each surgeon.
The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies.
Waskie, Andy, Foreign Soldiers in the American Civil War, gives approximate numbers of men for each nationality, who fought in the Civil War.
Welcher, Frank J. The Union Army 1861–1865: Organizations and Operations. Two Volumes. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1989–93. (FS Library book 973 M2wf.) Provides historical background on the operations of the military divisions of the army, departments of the army, field armies, army corps, organizations, and battles and campaigns.
Wiley, Bell Irvin. The Life of Billy Yank: The Common Soldier of the Union. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, 1980, 1983. (FS Library book 973 M2wb.) Provides a historical sketch of the everyday life of a Union soldier.
Wiley, Bell Irvin. The Life of Johnny Reb: The Common Soldier of the Confederacy. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, 1984. (FS Library book 973 M2wl.) This book describes the army life of the Confederate soldier.
Wills, Brian Steel Wills, Inglorious Passages. Noncombat Deaths in the American Civil War.(University Press of Kansas, 2017). FS Library 973 M2bri
Valuska, David L. The African-American in the Union Navy: 1861–1865. New York, New York: Garland Publishing, 1993. (FS Library book 973 F2vaj.) Contains a roster of African-American sailors.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. American Civil War Newspapers (accessed 1 June 2011). This is an index with digital images of newspapers. The newspapers will include samples of Union and Confederate, urban and small town, Eastern and Western newspapers. It is an on-going project.