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*compiled under the direction of Richard C. Crum, Adjutant General, U.S. Army, by Joseph W. Kirkley. ''Itinerary of the Army of the Potomac and co-operating forces in the Gettysburg Campaign, June and July, 1863 : organization of the Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Gettysburg and return of casualties in the Union and Confederate forces.'' Washington : Adjutant General's Office, 1886 {{FSC|821702|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6118670}} | *compiled under the direction of Richard C. Crum, Adjutant General, U.S. Army, by Joseph W. Kirkley. ''Itinerary of the Army of the Potomac and co-operating forces in the Gettysburg Campaign, June and July, 1863 : organization of the Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Gettysburg and return of casualties in the Union and Confederate forces.'' Washington : Adjutant General's Office, 1886 {{FSC|821702|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6118670}} | ||
*Alexander Stewart Webb, ''The Peninsula : McClellan's campaign of 1862'' {{FSDL|179148}} | *Alexander Stewart Webb, ''The Peninsula : McClellan's campaign of 1862'' {{FSDL|179148}} | ||
*Andrew A. Humphreys, ''The Virginia Campaign of '64 and '65: the Army of the Potomac and the Army of the James'' New York: Charles E. Scribner's Sons, 1888 {{FSDL|233165}} | |||
*{{FSC|589507|item|disp=Orders and circulars issued by the Army of the Potomac and the Army and Department of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865}} NARA publication M921 | *{{FSC|589507|item|disp=Orders and circulars issued by the Army of the Potomac and the Army and Department of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865}} NARA publication M921 | ||
Revision as of 10:02, 18 February 2025
Brief History[edit | edit source]
- J. H. Stine. History of the Army of the Potomac. Washington, D.C. : Gibson Bros., c1893 FS Library fiche 6118667
- Prince de Joinville ; translated from the French, with notes by William Henry Hurlbert. The Army of the Potomac : its organization, its commander, and its campaign. New York : A.D.F. Randolph, c1862 FS Library fiche 6118662
- compiled under the direction of Richard C. Crum, Adjutant General, U.S. Army, by Joseph W. Kirkley. Itinerary of the Army of the Potomac and co-operating forces in the Gettysburg Campaign, June and July, 1863 : organization of the Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Gettysburg and return of casualties in the Union and Confederate forces. Washington : Adjutant General's Office, 1886 FS Library fiche 6118670
- Alexander Stewart Webb, The Peninsula : McClellan's campaign of 1862 FamilySearch Digital Library
- Andrew A. Humphreys, The Virginia Campaign of '64 and '65: the Army of the Potomac and the Army of the James New York: Charles E. Scribner's Sons, 1888 FamilySearch Digital Library
- Orders and circulars issued by the Army of the Potomac and the Army and Department of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865 NARA publication M921
Unit Histories Histories and Rosters[edit | edit source]
- Francis A. Walker, History of the Second Army Corps in the Army of the Potomac : with portraits and maps reprint. Gaithersburg, Maryland: Olde Soldier Books, Inc., 199- FS Library 973 M2wh
Other Sources[edit | edit source]
- Jacob H. Cole, Under five commanders, or, A boy's experience with the Army of the Potomac FS Library fiche 6118655
- de Trobriand, Regis. Four Years with the Army of the Potomac. Boston: Ticknor, 1889. FS Library Fiche 6118669 (9 fiche).
References[edit | edit source]
- Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Florida in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).
- National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.
- United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
- Union Regular Army in the Civil War describes Union sources, specifically about the Union Regular Army in the Civil War, and how to find them.