Civil War Manuscripts & Newspapers

Civil War collections at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania are excellent primary resources that offer eyewitness accounts and reveal the fears, prejudices, and heroism of the individual soldier, as well as the deprivation and destruction of civilian life, in America's most devastating conflict to date.

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Civil War Manuscripts & Newspapers

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Women during the Civil War

Civil War Resources

New Civil War-Related Books

Visual Culture of the Civil War Available

A few more tidbits about HSP’s Civil War resources

African American Confederates: The Often Ignored Topic of the Civil War

"Lincoln" Movie Could Be Boon to Teaching Civil War

'White Slavery' in the ante-Bellum South and Civil War Era: A Little Known Phenomenon'

A Civil War Dining Experience: the Ellen Emlen Cookbook

Historical Society putting treasures on the Web

Military Records, Military History, and Wars

New Books on Civil War History Recently Cataloged

New Titles Added to the Civil War Collection

New Publications on the Civil War Now in the Library

New Titles Now in the Civil War Collection

Additions to the Civil War Collection