American Civil War :: Books

Massachusetts in the Army and Navy During the War of 1861-65 is a two volume set published in 1895. It was written by Higginson, Thomas Wentworth; the Massachusetts. General Court; Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice,; Wilson, Charles Webster and Jaques, Florence Wyman.

Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the Civil War is an eight volume set set published in 1931 by the Massachusetts Adjutant General's Office. It also includes the Index volume to the Army Records as a ninth volume. This ninth volume was produced to deal with the scattered nature of the Army records in the volumes. This comprehensive compilation contains the names of all the men who served in the various Mass. units during the American Civil War. Each regiment has a short history and a list of names. Details include full name, rank, age, home city, occupation, dates of service and reason for discharge. All told, there are approximately 140,000 individuals detailed in this set of books.

Get the entire Civil War Official Records collection. This four DVD set includes the Official Records, Naval Official Records and Atlas, all in page perfect format.

The Master Edition of Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion is the result of one year effort creating a DVD product that contains the entire Naval OR in both searchable and page perfect presentation. In this edition, every page looks exactly as it would if you opened a physical book. That means that all the images, tables and indexes are properly organized and easily readable - something that doesn't exist in most digital versions of the Naval OR. In most instances, the tables have been all jumbled by the process to convert the books to text - and any images are completely gone - but that is not the case in the Master Edition.

The New Hampshire Civil War Regimental Histories book collection is a group of 20 books that detail the histories of various New Hampshire based regiments during the Civil War. Many of the books are illustrated with specific events relating to their service as well as portraits of some of the members. These books are an excellent resource for the Civil War history buff as well as for those doing Civil War genealogy research.

The New York Civil War Regimental Histories book collection is a group of 59 books that detail the histories of various New York based regiments during the Civil War. Many of the books are illustrated with specific events relating to their service as well as portraits of some of the members. These books are an excellent resource for the Civil War history buff as well as for those doing Civil War genealogy research.

New York in the War of the Rebellion is the definitive work of military participation in the Civil War from the State of New York. This 4500+ page 5 volume set (plus almost 400 pages of indexes in a 6th volume) on this CD covers every imaginable activity conducted by a New York soldier. It is a tremendous genealogy source as well as an astonishing glimpse at the war from the perspective of soldier participation. The volumes are lightly illustrated and dense with facts and figures.

Official Army Register of the Volunteer Force of the United States Army for the Years 1861, '62, '63, '64, '65 is an eight volume series covering a huge array of details of all the people who served in the Civil War. The eight volumes contain 1000's of pages of facts and figures on the brave people who fought in this bloody war and it organized by state/region in its many volumes.

The Official Army Register is a searchable record of all volunteer forces in the American Civil War. The books give a great number of details about who served and their ranks, who suffered casualties, who died and who was discharged. This series is a great Civil War genealogical resource.

Official records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion All 30 Volumes on One Searchable CD

The Ohio Civil War Regimental Histories book collection is a group of 67 books that detail the histories of various Ohio based regiments during the Civil War. Many of the books are illustrated with specific events relating to their service as well as portraits of some of the members. These books are an excellent resource for the Civil War history buff as well as for those doing Civil War genealogy research.

Ohio had many participants in the Civil War. This collection of books on CD details every imaginable activity conducted by an Ohio soldier. It is a tremendous genealogy source as well as an astonishing glimpse at the war from the perspective of soldier participation.

Ohio in the War: her Statesmen, her Generals and Soldiers in two volumes was authored by Whitelaw Reid in 1868 and its two volumes comprise more than 2000 pages about the historical part of Ohio during the Civil War.

The Pennsylvania Civil War Regimental Histories book collection is a group of 58 books that detail the histories of various Pennsylvania based regiments during the Civil War. Many of the books are illustrated with specific events relating to their service as well as portraits of some of the members. These books are an excellent resource for the Civil War history buff as well as for those doing Civil War genealogy research.

This five volume set - over 3000 pages in all - is a detailed record of his acts and actions during the Civil war - both public and private. It was privately issued in 1917.

Regimental Losses in the American Civil War by William F. Fox : A treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington. This volume is 600+ pages and is an excellent research volume for those studying the toll of the Civil War.

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois (Civil War) is a collection of eight volumes published by the State of Illinois. Each volume includes important biographical details of the men who served from Illinois during the Civil War. This is a great reference set for Civil War researchers and genealogists researching the Civil War era of Illinois.

The Rhode Island Civil War Regimental Histories book collection is a group of 20 books that detail the histories of various Rhode Island based regiments during the Civil War. Many of the books are illustrated with specific events relating to their service as well as portraits of some of the members. These books are an excellent resource for the Civil War history buff as well as for those doing Civil War genealogy research.

The Alphabetical list of battles and roster of regimental surgeons and assistant surgeons during the War of the Rebellion, compiled from official records compiled by Wells, J. W. (John Wesley); Strait, N. A. (Newton Allen) in 1883 runs 337 pages. In addition to being a quick reference list of the battles of the Civil War, this volume serves as an excellent resource for Civil War researchers as well as genealogists researching people who served in a medical capacity during the war.

Southern Generals, Who They Are, and What They Have Done was authored by William Parker Snow in 1865 and runs over 500 pages in length. This books discusses eighteen of the most prominent Southern Generals including Robert E Lee, Jackson, Beauregard, Johnston, Cooper, Longstreet, Bragg, Ewell, Stuart, Hill and Hood.