Posts about the American Civil War, including finding resources and researching ancestors who were involved in the Civil War.
Documenting Death in the Civil War is the title of a one-hour presentation by National Archives staff genealogist John Deeben. Available for free at the National Archives's YouTube channel, this excellent presentation explores in depth records created by [...]
Apps explore Civil War and World Wars I and II are of interest to genealogists. According to a review in the New York Times the apps are essentially interactive digital textbooks with many short chapters covering [...]
Learn what life was like for the Civil War soldiers in your family tree with a visit to the Liljenquist Collection at the Library of Congress, either in person or online. About the photographs in [...]
Today marks the sesquicentennial Sullivan Ballou's farewell love letter to his wife shortly before he was killed in the Civil War. It is a great piece of history, a beautiful love letter, and the [...]
