2nd Alabama Cavalry
Sergeant
- Joined
- Jan 29, 2019
For those who are serious about researching the American Civil War, in my opinion, the "Official Records" will always be the best source material that you can use. I use these records all the time, and have done so for more than two decades, to discover new information and vet old information, as based on the facts drawn from the plethora of archived daily activity reports, correspondences and summaries of Campaigns and battles as written from all of the top Field Commanders of both armies during the entire war, available in the Library of Congress.
Follow the link below and you will access for free all of the War of the Rebellion volumes which you can either browse or download in PDF Format and save to your hard drive.
http://www.simmonsgames.com/research/authors/USWarDept/ORA/Volumes.html
Follow the link below to what I consider to be a gold mine of source material, the Library of Congress which also has these records digitized, but also offer numerous maps and views of the battle sights and population centers during the war.
https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3701sm.gcw0099000/?st=gallery
Both of these links together will provide you with your best resource regarding your research, and it is all free and made available to the general public. Enjoy...
Follow the link below and you will access for free all of the War of the Rebellion volumes which you can either browse or download in PDF Format and save to your hard drive.
http://www.simmonsgames.com/research/authors/USWarDept/ORA/Volumes.html
Follow the link below to what I consider to be a gold mine of source material, the Library of Congress which also has these records digitized, but also offer numerous maps and views of the battle sights and population centers during the war.
https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3701sm.gcw0099000/?st=gallery
Both of these links together will provide you with your best resource regarding your research, and it is all free and made available to the general public. Enjoy...
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