A short post for today. I’ve been busy locating and cataloging ”primary sources” related to the Civil War for my reading and research. It’s also the focus of an assignment due at the end of next week. I’ve started a new filter for sorting inks to those sites that I’m finding.
Please feel free to share if you have any suggestions. I’m amazed at the breadth of information. Well organized sites are preferred. So far – and not unexpectedly – national archives and universities have proved the best sources. I am very hopeful that projects to digitize important historical documents will continue.
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Thanks Larry. Much appreciated.
Rene
Rene,
In case you haven’t seen these yet; they all have materials relating to the ACW:
Ohio State Univ.:
http://ehistory.osu.edu/osu/default.cfm
http://ehistory.osu.edu/index.cfm
US Army at Carlisle;
http://www.carlisle.army.mil/ahec/
http://www.ahco.army.mil/site/index.jsp
Virginia Tech:
http://www.civilwar.vt.edu/
US Navy:
http://www.history.navy.mil/index.html
LSU:
http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/
A list of ACW recommended books:
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/roots-l/genealog/genealog.cw-bio
ACW intel:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/additional-publications/civil-war/index.html
A site containing interesting CW materials:
http://www.civilwarhome.com/index.html
As you know, there are many other sites related to specific battles, commanders, etc. which are available.
A list of blog sites I find useful is: http://www.civilwarinteractive.com/TWIB061506.htm
Larry F.