Microforms
Civil War Sources in Microform and on the Web
See also: US History Sources in Microform and Guide for HIUS 401H
Personal Papers, Military
Records, Photographs
Selected papers of individuals in U.S. public life
during the Civil War era. Plus a collection of Mathew
Brady Photographs and a collection of 1861 Virginia
military records.
Personal Narratives and Correspondence
Large microform sets (e.g. Records of Ante Bellum
Southern Plantations) containing pamphlets, diaries,
personal narratives and other correspondence.
Periodicals and Newspapers
Electronic full-text of Harpers Weekly and
three Civil War era newspapers.
Civil War (1860-1865) newpapers in microfilm - and
more
Examples of VIRGO Searches for
Microforms
Find microforms on specific topics related to the
Civil War in VIRGO.
Personal Papers, Military Records, Photographs
Personal Narratives and Correspondence
| Title | Holdings | Call No. |
|---|---|---|
| American Women's Diaries: Southern Women 32 diaries. Slave owning and Civil War life well covered. |
34 reels & guide | Micfilm 2246 |
| American Women's Diaries: New England Eight diaries, some cover Civil War era. |
21 reels & guide | Micfilm 1741 |
| Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th
Century: Papers and Diaries. Large set, arrangement
by region/state. UVA has Series A-G. See online guides. |
Micfilm 5727 | |
| Records of Ante Bellum Southern Plantations
from the Revolution through the Civil War. Large
set, in series (A-N), arranged by region. Micfilm 1705 See online guides and the Genealogical Index to the Guides of the Microfilm Edition of Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Planttions for location, plantation and surname indexes. See also guide for using this microfilm set. Scroll down to "Users of this microfilm set must know the following" |
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| Letters Received by the Confederate Secretary of War, 1861-1865 (National Archives U.S.) |
151 reels | Micfilm 1756 Ivy Annex |
| Collected Correspondence of Lydia Maria Child,
1817-1880 Letters of prominent abolitionist and social activist. |
97 fiche & guide | Micfich 751 |
| History of Women Large microfilm set containing monographs, periodicals, manuscripts and photographs |
See print guide, p.424 entries under "Civil War" |
Micfilm 2159 |
| Slave Narratives 20th century interviews with former slaves. Library of Congress/WPA (Micfilm 145) Ohio Historical Society (Micfilm 1218) |
Guides available for both Micfilm 145 and Micfilm 1218 | Micfilm 145 (Alderman) Micfilm 1218 (IVY Stacks) |
| Slavery and Anti-Slavery Pamphlets from the
Libraries of Salmon P. Chase & John P. Hale Polemical essays, speeches & editorials (1839-mid 1860's) for and against slavery. See publisher description. |
5 reels & guide | Micfilm 857 |
| Travels in the Confederate States Includes many personal accounts of camp, battle and prison experience from Confederate and Union soldiers. Based on Travels in the Confederate States, a bibliography. Z1251.S7 C68 1948, Alderman Reference |
Guide available
|
Miccard 3 |
| Pamphlets In American History Primary and secondary sources include eye witness accounts of battles and campaigns; biographies of Civil War military and political leaders; documents relating to Confederacy after War. |
743 fiche & guide (see Index v.5, section on Civil War) |
Micfich 557 |
Periodicals
- HarpWeek (Harpers
Weekly 1857-1877) - UVA only
Full-text of this journal that was strongly pro-Union during the Civil War. Indexed and searchable. [Harpers Weekly is available in microfilm: Micfilm S-185 (1857-1910)]
- American Periodicals (Micfilm S-147
is the call number for the Civil War section).
A large microfilm set, with a section on the Civil War and Reconstruction era. See the excellent digitized version of the American Periodicals set.
Newspapers
- UVA
Microfilm Holdings of Newspaper Titles 1861-1865
Sample titles: Lynchburg Daily Virginian, Richmond Daily Dispatch, New York Times, News and Courier (South Carolina), Daily Evening Bulletin (Philadelphia).
- See also full-text electronic sources:
Three Civil War Newspapers UVA only
Full-text of 11,000 articles from the New York Herald, Richmond Enquirer, and Charleston Mercury, published between 1860-1865. Searchable by date or keyword.
Proquest Historical Newspapers: New York Times (1851-2001) UVA only
Searchable full-text facsimile version.
Richmond Daily Dispatch, 1860-1865
Free resource from the University of Richmond, Tufts University's Perseus Project, and the Virginia Center for Digital History.
Secession Era Newspaper Editorials
Full-text editorials on Dred Scott decision, Nebraska Bill and John Brown at Harpers Ferry.
Related Web Sources
General Sources
- American
Memory Civil War resources from the Library
of Congress
Scroll down the page to "Civil War" entries for collections of Civil War photographs, maps, music and personal papers of soldiers.
- Civil
War Sources from Rutgers University
Another good site, chronological arrangement. Links to maps, political cartoons, diaries and letters, military histories and more. Good source for primary documents.
- American
Civil War Homepage
Excellent site, arranged by subject and type of resource. Links to documents, photographs, military rosters, bibliographies, FAQ, and more. Good source for primary documents.
UVA Sources
- American
Civil War Collections from UVA's Electronic
Text Center
Letters, diaries, official records, newspapers, and fiction, poetry and essays from the Civil War era. The lives of Virginians are well represented in this resource.
- Valley
of the Shadow
Professor Ed Ayers' award winning site offers primary documents from two towns on opposite sides during the Civil War.
- Hearts at Home:
Southern Women in the Civil War
An online exhibit from UVA Library Special Collections.
Other Sources
- Virginia
Tech's American Civil War Manuscripts Guides
Scroll down page for links to full-text of Virginia letters and papers.
- Virginia
Military Institute Archives
Full-text of letters, diaries, and documents from the Virginia war experience are some of the wealth of resources this site offers.
- The Southern
Homefront 1861-1865
Documents related to all aspects of Southern life during the Civil War from the University of North Carolina's Documenting the American South site.
- Civil
War Women from Duke University
- The
War of Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official
Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
From Cornell University's Making of America.
-
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies
in the War of the Rebellion
From Cornell University's Making of America.
- Women Soldiers of
the Civil War
Photographs and text from the National Archives and Records Administration web site.
- Confederate
Documents
Includes state secession documents, Confederate Constitution, and more.
See also Civil War Battle Summaries by State, and Civil War Battle Summaries by Campaign from the American Battlefield Protection Program.
Examples of VIRGO Searches
In VIRGO's Advanced search use the keyword search box
Search terms to use when searching for microforms:
- battle and bull run (or gettysburg, shiloh,etc.)
- confederate (or union) and personal narrative
- nurse (or chaplain) and civil war
- prison and andersonville (or libby, union,etc)
- brownlow and secession
When search results display, select items that have call numbers beginning with Micfilm, Miccard, or Micfich
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