Civil War
Primary Source Documents
Unique Content and Firsthand Accounts
Civil War Primary Source Documents captures various accounts of the Civil
War as it was experienced on land and at sea. The collection also provides
firsthand perspectives from hospitals and prison camps, and reactions to
the War from the home front. Focusing on the War years, it also includes
important contextual documents in the crucial years leading up to
the War and after the fall of the Confederacy. The collection, drawn from the
holdings of the New-York Historical Society, is comprised of over 110,000
pages, includes information from
over 400 individual collections, focuses on the War as it was fought from
1861 to 1865 and represents both Northern and Southern perspectives.
Battlefront Perspectives and Personal Artifacts
Invaluable primary resources include letters, diaries, administrative records,
photographs and illustrations. Personal accounts appear in various scrapbook
journals and family portraits, and strategic initiatives are evident in maps
featuring details of troop movements and local landmarks.
Insightful Correspondence and Notable Papers
Highlights include the papers of David Cronin, a famous soldier and artist,
soldiers’ diaries chronicling daily life and experiences as prisoners of war,
Union Defence Committee records and Confederate Army records.
This collection features:
• Extensive correspondence from both the
Confederate and Union troops, societies and
individuals and their families
• Diaries from both soldiers on the field and
civilians on the home front
• Hand-drawn illustrations, maps, and
engineering notebooks
• Military content from both the army and
navy, from the front lines to hospitals
and prisons
• Letters and first person accounts from such
well-known leaders as Ulysses S. Grant,
as well as accounts from individual soldiers
and sailors
Your Library Can Own a Piece of History
EBSCO enables librarians to acquire this valuable collection
with a single payment and a small maintenance fee.
Contact EBSCO to learn how you can add invaluable
Civil War content to your permanent collection
800-653-2726 or email [email protected]
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