Many publications and maps related to the Civil War have been digitized and made available online. The links below can be used to access digital collections related to the Civil War.
An historical collection of maps and documents prepared by the U.S. Coast Survey during the Civil War, which is provided by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration.
From the National Park Service (NPS) contains links to educational resources, information about battle fields, and a searchable index to the names of men who served in the Civil War.
Records from the St. Louis Circuit Court related to the Dredd Scott case, which ultimately went to the U.S. Supreme Court, developed by Washington University in St. Louis.
A digital collection related to life in two communities in Augusta County, Virginia and Franklin County, Pennsylvania from John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry to Reconstruction.
A digital library of primary sources in American social history primarily from the antebellum period through reconstruction. This site has a number of primary sources covering the Civil War period (1861-1865).
Database for the 24,421 records compiled from the Descrptive List of Deserters from Pennsylvania Military Units. Published in 1866 by the Provost Marshal General’s Office, contains various physical and demographic information for Pennsylvania Civil War deserters.
