American Civil War Manuscript Collections

United States Civil War, 1861-1865

Getting Started
Beginning Civil War Research Research Strategies Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
General Topics
African Americans Battles Bibliography Christian Commission Cultural Groups Indigenous Peoples Maps and Photographs Manuscript Collections Misc. Records Sanitary Commission State Records Southern Claims Commission Provost Marshals File
Union
Awards Biographies Casualty Records Cemetery Records Census Records Draft Records Navy Pension Records Prisoners of War Service Records Soldiers Homes Unit Histories Societies
Confederate
Amnesty Records Awards Biographies Casualty Records Cemetery Records Census Records Citizens File Navy Pension Records Prisoners of War Service Records Soldiers Homes Unit Histories Societies
Personnel Types
Conf. Regular Troops Union Regular Army Union Volunteers Union Veteran Reserve Corps

Online Resources

LSU United States Civil War Center at the Louisiana State University focuses on Civil War records and research. LSU has many Civil War related books and manuscripts.

References

National Collections

Beers, Henry Putney. Guide to the archives of the government of the Confederate States of America Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1968 FamilySearch Digital Library
Cooling, B. Franklin The era of the Civil War, 1820-1876 : special bibliography 11 Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania: U.S. Army military history research collection, special bibliographic series ; no. 11 FamilySearch Digital Library
Munden, Kenneth W. The Union : a guide to Federal archives relating to the Civil War Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1986 FamilySearch Digital Library
Sellers, John R. Civil War manuscripts : a guide to collections in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1986. FS Library book 973 A3cw FamilySearch Digital Library
U.S. Army Military History Research Collection Manuscript holdings of the Military History Research Collection. Special Bibliographic Series Number 6 Volume 2 Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania FamilySearch Digital Library

State Collections

Bantin, James, ed. A Guide to Civil War collections; Western Historical Manuscript Collection, University of Missouri ; State Historical Society of Missouri Columbia, Missouri: Western Historical Manuscript Collection, 1995 FS Library 977.8 M23b
Bowman, Mary L. Some Ohio Civil War manuscripts : a finding tool. Mansfield, Ohio : Ohio Genealogical Society, c1997. FS Library book 977.1 H2bm
Burton, William L. Descriptive bibliography of Civil War manuscripts in Illinois. [S. l.] : Northwestern University Press, c1966. FS Library book 977.3 H23b
Card catalog to the William Pendleton Palmer collection of Civil War Manuscripts in the Western Reserve Historical Society. DGS 8152054

Davis, Graham T, comp. Virginia's Civil War : a guide to manuscripts at the Virginia Historical Society. Richmond, Virginia : Virginia Historical Society, c1998. FS Library Book 975.5 M23d
Dozier, Graham T, comp. Virginia's Civil War : a guide to manuscripts at the Virginia Historical Society Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Historical Society, 1998 FS Library 975.5 M23d
Knox, Kathy, Manuscript sources for Civil War history : a descriptive list of holdings in the special collections department, September 1, 1990 Atlanta, Georgia: Robert W. Woodruff Library, 1990 FS Library 975.823 A3m
Marshall, Jeffrey D., comp. Vermonters in the Civil War : manuscripts in the Special Collections Department, University of Vermont Library. Burlington, Vermont : Special Collections, Bailey-Howe Library, University of Vermont, c1994. FS Library book 974.3 M23m
Scott, Kim Allen, Manuscript resources for the Civil War (Arkansas) Fayetteville, Arkansas: Center for Ark. and Regional Studies and University of Ark. Libraries, 1990 FS Library 976.7 H23s
Tennessee State Library and Archives. Civil War collection, Confederate and Federal Nashville, Tennessee: Manuscript Division, Tennessee State Library and Archives, 1966 FamilySearch Digital Library
Turner, Ann. Guide to Indiana Civil War manuscripts. Indianapolis, Indiana : Indiana Civil War Centennial Commission, 1965. FS Library book 977.2 M23t FamilySearch Digital Library
Woodruff, Robert W. Special Collections : manuscript sources for Civil War history Atlanta, Georgia: R.W. Woodruff Library, 1990 FamilySearch Digital Library