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  • Old Court House Civil War Museum

    Winchester, Virginia, served as a prison/hospital during the Civil War.

  • Prospect House & Civil War Museum

    Follow the Civil War trail & trials of "Captain" James Allison COLEHOUR through his (3) year enlistment. The "Prospect House" is on the National Register of Historic Places and is a "Living" history museum. Continually inhabited since 1882, the Prospect House features the Civil War Museum. Century old trees define the grounds where the Prospect House was originally built and remains today as a historical site in Battle Lake, Minnesota. The Prospect House is currently registered with the National Trust for Historic Preservation. James A. COLEHOUR enlisted for Civil War service in 1862, along with his brother, with Company I, 92nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry and served until the end of the war. You can view his uniform sleeves with the visible holes where he was shot twice. You will be able to follow the map of his unit during the war including the Battle of Chickamauga, where he was wounded, and Sherman's March to the Sea. Cap's collection of Lincoln memorabilia shows his patriotism to our 16th President. You will be able to view Cap's collection of Civil War items and many pictures and articles.

  • Researching Your Civil War Ancestors

    From the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives.

  • The American Civil War Exhibit - Civil War Collections at Michigan State University

    University Archives & Historical Collections staff are transcribing and digitizing its collections relating to the Civil War. These materials include hundreds of pages of correspondence, diaries, musters, reminiscences, and photographs.

  • The United States Sanitary Commission Records Processing Project | The New York Public Library

    Describes the New York Public Library’s project to update their holdings from the U.S. Sanitary Commission’s records. Provides a detailed description of the records themselves. The Commission's records on U.S. (Federal) Civil War servicemen collected & recorded information concerning the location of sick, wounded & missing soldiers for the benefit of their families & friends. Consisting of almost 1,000 linear feet of materials, they document the activities of the USSC’s administrative & branch offices, inspectors and relief agents & the many women’s auxiliary societies supporting the USSC. Almost a third of the collection consists of back pay, bounty and pension claims filed by the USSC on behalf of thousands of servicemen and their families during and after the war. The USSC did not work with Confederate (rebel) servicemen.

  • U.S. Civil War Regimental Histories in the Library of Congress

    A searchable catalog of U.S. Civil War regimental histories in the Library of Congress.

  • University of Wisconsin Digital Collections

    Promoting the Wisconsin idea by providing professional leadership in the creation of quality digital resources from libraries and archives for faculty, staff and students, citizens of the state and scholars at large.

    • Civil War Band Collection: 1st Brigade Band of Brodhead, Wisconsin

      During the winter of 1856-57, the Brodhead Tin Band was formed, named after the rough tin horns on which they played. Their first professional performance in 1857 was for a political gathering in Beloit following which its founders Oscar KIMBERLY, George T. SPAULDING, and Charlie STONE purchased a set of good brass instruments and had a band wagon built to transport the group to its various engagements. In 1858, they were invited to play in Freeport, Illinois, for the second Lincoln-Douglas debate on slavery. When the Civil War began, the band members enlisted and became the 3rd Wisconsin Band. Declining morale in the face of military defeats lead the men to return home when their commissions expired but in 1864, eighteen members re-enlisted becoming the 1st Brigade Band, 3rd Division, 15th Army Corps, under General William F. Sherman. The musical legacy of the 1st Brigade Band presented here consists of a set of twelve, leather-bound partbooks and seven envelopes of other music manuscripts. Most of the pieces contained in this collection are identified as quicksteps, a type of music for dancing and many are arrangements of well-known songs.

    • Wisconsin Goes to War: Our Civil War Experience

      In collaboration with UW Oshkosh and the Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin Goes to War: Our Civil War Experience presents letters, diary entries, journals, and other correspondence by Wisconsin soldiers and citizens, and conveys their unique Civil War experiences. Additional materials from this collection will be available throughout 2005, including Civil War-era poems, musical compositions, and recollections by Wisconsin women.

  • Virginia Military Institute Archives

    Includes full text manuscripts, images, and an online historical VMI rosters database for surname research.

  • YMCA Armed Services Department: An Inventory of Its United States Christian Commission

    Library collection information from the Kautz Family YMCA Archives at the University of Minnesota. The U.S. Christian Commission ministered to the spiritual needs of U.S. (Federal) servicemen by providing chaplains, reading rooms and canteens. They also distributed medical supplies, food & clothing to the servicemen. Special works of compassion performed by the USCC was the assembling of records of those buried from prisoner-of-war camps & from certain major battle areas. The USCC did not work with Confederate (rebel) servicemen. This overview describes the contents of the collection.

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