Civil War, United States, 1861-1865
American Civil War: the definitive encyclopedia & document collectionCall Number: UCF ONLINE General Collection -- E468.A5329 2013"Features comprehensive coverage of the American Civil War, including significant battles and skirmishes, important civilian and military figures, weaponry, and government relations with Native Americans. The entries also address the events that led to the conflict, the international diplomacy of the war, the rise of the Republican Party, the impact of slavery, the secession crisis, the complex challenges of the war's aftermath, and more."
- American Civil War Collection, 1860-1922 This link opens in a new window"From the comprehensive holdings of the American Antiquarian Society comes this remarkable digital edition of its widely used Civil War materials. Featuring more than 13,500 works published between 1860 and 1922, this fully searchable collection offers printed items addressing all facets of the Civil War—one of the most pivotal events in American history—and its aftermath."
Battle Chronicles of the Civil WarCall Number: UCF Main Library Reference - 2nd Floor -- E470.B29 1989"Six lavishly illustrated volumes are a comprehensive guide to the Civil War. The volumes describe in detail battles from 1861 to 1865, featuring authentic narratives of each campaign. Chapters recreate the clash of armies, tactics, strategies and outcomes of battles."- Biographical Rosters of Florida's Confederate & Union Soldiers, 1861-1865Call Number: UCF Main Library Reference - 2nd Floor -- E502.3.H3 1995
- Civil War (American Journey, U.S. History in Context)"Collection of information and primary source material covering American history and daily life from 1829 to 1877. Explores topics such as the campaigns and battles of the Civil War; the abolition movement, emancipation and the postwar struggle over civil rights; the homefront and families in the North and South; and more. Includes timelines, documents, pictures, maps, audio, and graphics."
- Civil War (Library of Congress Digital Collections)"Explore the faces, places and events of the U.S. Civil War through photographs, prints and drawings. The Prints & Photographs Division holds thousands of images relating to the Civil War, found in many different collections. This category allows research across those collections."
- Civil War Books: A Critical BibliographyCall Number: UCF Main Library Reference - 2nd Floor -- Z1242.N35
- Florida Confederate Pension Application Files (Florida State Archives)"include both veterans' and widows' applications interfiled, although approved and denied claims are filed separately."
Gale Library of Daily Life: American Civil WarCall Number: UCF ONLINE General Collection -- E 468.9 2008"Provides historical information on the battlefield and homefront experience and the political, economic, social, and cultural life of the North and South during the War. Primary source documents in the form of first-person accounts, letters, diaries, journals, newspapers, and literature bring to life the experiences of the Union and Confederate participants and the people they left behind."- Official Atlas of the Civil WarCall Number: UCF Main Library Atlas - 1st Floor -- G1201.S5U6 1958see also digitized maps in the American Memory collection
- https://www.loc.gov/collections/civil-war-maps/about-this-collection/ - Official Records of the Union & Confederate Navies in the War of the RebellionCall Number: UCF Main Library U.S. Documents - 1st Floor -- N 16.6:30 volumes
- War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union & Confederate ArmiesCall Number: UCF Main Library General Collection -- E464.U6 1985128 volumes
Every Day of the Civil War: A Chronological EncyclopediaCall Number: UCF Main Library Reference - 2nd Floor -- E468.3.H35 2010"Although this book provides a daily chronicle of the combat, it is written in narrative form to give readers some continuity as they move from skirmish to skirmish, and also chronicles the life spans of 600 Union and Confederate vessels. Appendices provide lists of prominent Union and Confederate officers, primary naval actions, and Medal of Honor recipients"
Browse the UCF Library Catalog for books
| Call Number | Subject |
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| E 461 - 464 | The Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| E 467 - 467.1 | Biography |
| - E 467.1.A-B | - Collective. Individual, A-B |
| - E 467.1.C-G | - Individual, C-G |
| - E 467.1.H-L | - Individual, H-L |
| - E 467.1.M-R | - Individual, M-R |
| - E 467.1.S-Z | - Individual, S-Z |
| E 468 - 469.8 | Comprehensive works. General histories. Diplomatic history |
| E 470 - 470.95 | Military operations |
| E 471 - 478.1 | By campaign & battle |
| - E 471-473.17 | - Opening events to May 1862 Charleston Harbor/Fort Sumter -- 1st Battle of Bull Run/Manassas |
| - E 473.2-474.98 | - Jan 1862 to Dec 1863 Hampton Roads/Merrimac & Monitor Shiloh -- Peninsular campaign -- Antietam |
| - E 475.2-475.97 | - 1863 Vicksburg -- Chancellorsville -- Gettysburg |
| - E 476.1-476.7 | - Jan 1864 to Apr 1865 Sherman's March |
| - E 476.8-477.98 | - May 1865 to Jun 1865 |
| E 480 - 480.5 | Finance. Commerce. Confiscations, etc. |
| E 482 - 489 | Confederate States of America |
| E 491 - 541 | Armies. Troops. The Union Army |
| - E 491-494 | - General works. Arms of the service |
| - E 495-503.9 | - By state. Alabama to Georgia |
| - - E 505-510.9 | - - Illinois to Louisiana |
| - - E 511-517.9 | - - Maine to Missouri |
| - - E 518-528.9 | - - Nebraska to Rhode Island |
| - - E 529-537.9 | - - South Carolina to Wisconsin |
| - E 540-541 | - Participation by race, college |
| E 545 - 586 | Armies. Troops. The Confederate States Army |
| - E 545-558.9 | - General works. Arms of service. By state. Alabama to Florida |
| - - E 559-565.9 | - - Georgia to Louisiana |
| - - E 566-573.9 | - - Maryland to North Carolina |
| - - E 577-581.9 | - - South Carolina to Virginia |
| - E 585-586 | - Participation by race, college |
| E 591 - 600 | Naval history |
| E 601 - 605 | Personal narratives & other accounts |
| E 607 - 609 | Army life. Secret Service. Press. Censorship |
| E 611 - 616 | Prisoners & prisons |
| E 621 - 625 | Medical & hospital services. Sanitary services |
| E 628 | Women |
| E 629 - 656 | Miscellaneous |
Battles & Leaders of the Civil War
- Battles & Leaders of the Civil War, volumes 1-4Call Number: UCF Main Library General Collection -- E470.B33 1884ch4ck availability of print version
Based on "The Century war series" published from Nov. 1884 to Nov. 1887 in the Century magazine and edited by Robert Underwood Johnson and Clarence Clough Buel of the editorial staff of "The Century Magazine" 
Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, volume 5 by Call Number: UCF Main Library General Collection -- E470.B33 2002ch3ck availability
"The first four volumes of Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, published in the late nineteenth century, became the best selling and most frequently cited works ever published on the Civil War. Volume 5, assembled by the acclaimed military historian Peter Cozzens, carries on the tradition of its namesake, offering a dazzling collection of articles written by military and civilian leaders, North and South, on a broad array of war-related topics. This massive new collection of primary documents provides a wealth of fresh material on the major events, key personalities, and undying controversies of the war, often from opposing points of view."
Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, volume 6 by Call Number: UCF Main Library General Collection -- E470.B33 2004 v.6ch3ck availability
Volume 6 presents both commanders and enlisted men's first hand accounts of important leaders and major battles of the Civil War.- Battles & Leaders of the Civil War, volumes 1-4Call Number: UCF Main Library General Collection -- E470.B347 1989
- Retreat from Gettysburg : battles and leaders of the Civil War, volume 3Call Number: UCF Main Library General Collection -- E470.B346 1956
- The way to Appomattox : battles and leaders of the Civil War, volume 4Call Number: UCF Main Library General Collection -- E470.B346 1956
Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865
- Microfiche JK 9803 .A4
- 76 fiche
- no guide; general index on microfiche, v.7, p. 847-966
- online version (American Memory)
On verso of t.p. (v.1): In the Senate of the United States, January 28, 1904. Resolved, That the secretary of war be, and he is hereby, directed to transmit to the Senate a copy of the Journal of the Provisional and the First and Second Congresses of the Confederate States of America, now in the custody of the War Department.
"Convention to frame permanent constitution...Feb. 28-March 11, 1861," and "Constitution for the Provisional government of the Confederate States of America": v.1, p. 851-924.
Issued as Senate Document no. 234 of the 58th Congress, 2nd Session. Also available in the UCF Library on microfiche and online in the U.S. Congressional Serial Set, numbers 4610-4616
The war of the rebellion : a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies (1860-1865)
- General Collection E 464 .U6
- Ser. I. [Formal reports, both Union and Confederate, of the first seizures of United States property in the Southern States] (53 v. in 111)
- Ser. II. [Correspondence, orders, reports and returns, Union and Confederate, relating to prisoners of war and to state or political prisoners] (8 v.)
- Ser. III. [Correspondence, orders, reports and returns of the Union authorities] (5 v.)
- Ser. IV. [Correspondence, orders, reports and returns of the Confederate authorities] (3. v.)
- General index and additions and corrections
Online versions are available from Cornell University and Ohio State University and in the U.S. Congressional Serial Set.
Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies is available in the UCF Library Atlas Collection -- Atlas G 1201 .S5 U6 1958
- Part 1
- Plates 1-84: Maps and illustrations relating to military operations in the field
- Part 2
- Plates 85-135: Maps and illustrations relating to military operations in the field
- Plates 136-161: General topographical maps
- Plates 162-171: Military divisions and departments
- Plate 172: Uniforms, soldiers and enlisted men
- Plate 173: Ordnance, ordnance stores, etc.
- Plate 174: Care of, and means of transport of sick or wounded
- Plate 175 Corps flags, badges, etc.
See also: Official records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion
- General Collection E 591.U58
- available online from Cornell University and in the U.S. Congressional Serial Set
U.S. Army Center of Military History
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- Online Bookshelves (U.S. Army Center of Military History)print copies of many of these books are also available in the UCF Libraries' U.S. Documents Collection.
Other Historical Resources
American Journey Primary Sources (conduct an advanced search for the following by "publication title")
American Memory (Library of Congress) -- The digital collections include:
- Civil War - images, texts, maps, & band music
- Diplomacy & Foreign Service - oral history, 1940-1990
- Japanese-American Internment Photographs
- Pearl Harbor & Public Reactions
- September 11, 2001, & Public Reactions
- Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures
- World War I - speeches, military newspapers, images, & maps
- World War II - military situation maps
Boundary News Archive (International Boundaries Research Unit) -- "searchable archive of international boundary news, which contains over 10,000 boundary-related reports from a wide range of news sources around the world. Most reports are from the period when the Boundary & Security Bulletin was published (1991 to 2001) but additional reports have been added from 2006 onwards."
U.S. Coast Guard History (U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office) provides articles, information and downloadable files.
National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Books (George Washington University) "provide online access to critical declassified records on issues including U.S. national security, foreign policy, diplomatic and military history, intelligence policy, and more. Updated frequently, the Electronic Briefing Books represent just a small sample of the documents in our published and unpublished collections."
U.S. Congressional Serial Set - Armed Forces & Conflicts -- See additional information and availability on the Serial Set LibGuide.
- Wars and Conflicts of the United States Navy (Naval History & Heritage Command)"Documents on this home page are arranged chronologically for ease of access. The Battle Streamers contain a brief history of the Navy's role in the war, conflict or operation."
- Ike Skelton Combined Arms Research Library (CARL) Digital LibraryThe collections contained within the Ike Skelton Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library are largely composed of digital versions of paper documents from the Ike Skelton CARL collections and student papers produced at the US Army Command and General Staff College.
- US Army Heritage & Education Center Digital CollectionsUS Army Heritage Museum collection (USAHEC): Art -- Artifacts -- Audio & Visual -- Civil War Photographs -- Finding Aids: Manuscripts & Photographs -- History of Carlisle Barracks -- Korean War US Army Signal Corps Photographs Collection -- Manuscripts -- Military Publications -- Army Regulations - Field Manuals -- General Orders -- Pamphlets -- Technical Bulletins -- Technical Manuals -- MOLLUS Massachusetts Civil War Photographs -- Omar N. Bradley Collection -- Oral Histories -- Periodicals -- Photographs -- Printed Materials -- Reference Bibliographies -- Vietnam War Photographs Collection -- Veterans Survey Collections -- WWI US Army Signal Corps Photographs Collection -- WWII US Army Signal Corps Photographs Collection -- Database: Photographs -- Database: Manuscript
Foreign Relations of the United States (1861+)
- Foreign Relations of the United States (1861+)Call Number: US Documents S 1.1:Online version 1861-1960 (University of Wisconsin)
Online version 1961+ (U.S. State Department) (includes some earlier volumes)
"presents the official documentary historical record of major foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity of the United States Government. The series documents the facts and events that contributed to the formulation of policies and includes evidence of supporting and alternative views to the policy positions ultimately adopted."
This bound set of more than 350 volumes is available in the UCF Library and is still being published, but has a delay in publication of approximately 30-35 years. - Toward "Thorough, Accurate, and Reliable": A History of the Foreign Relations of the United States Series"traces the evolution of the Foreign Relations of the United States documentary history series from its antecedents in the early republic through the implementation of its current mandate, the 1991 Foreign Relations statute. This book traces how policymakers and an expanding array of stakeholders translated values like “security,” “legitimacy,” and “transparency” into practice as they debated how to balance the government’s pursuit of security with its commitment to openness. Determining the “people’s right to know” has fueled lively discussion for over two centuries, and this work provides important, historically informed perspectives valuable to policymakers and engaged citizens as that conversation continues."
Florida Department of Military Affairs -- Adjutant-General
- Special Archives publications (Florida Dept of Military Affairs)Call Number: FL Documents MA B3:S63/Florida militia and National Guard muster rolls, rosters, unit histories, casualties, fatalities, etc.
- colonial Spanish America
- Seminole Indian Wars
- War with Mexico
- Civil War
- World War I
- World War II
- Korean War
- Vietnamese Conflict
- Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm
Military Affairs -- Adjutant-General -- Biennial/Annual Reports
- FL Documents MA1: (1890, 1895-1896, 1899-1900, 1903-1904, 1907, 1969-1996, 1998-2002)
- includes some lists of names of Florida National Guard members
World War I - volumes 6, 15, 21-29, 46-47, 79-84
World War II - volumes 1-3, 6-8, 10-13, 15, 17-19, 25, 30-31, 34, 41, 44-45, 48, 58-63, 65, 68, 73-74, 79-83, 85, 97-99, 101, 106-108, 119-120, 133-137, 147-148