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Autobiographies http://docsouth.unc.edu/carroll/carroll.htmlAutobiography and Reminiscences of John W. Carroll: Electronic Edition. "A Doctor's Memories", by: Victor Clarence Vaughan. This is an Autobiography by ; Victor Clarence Vaughan, published by, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis. The relevant chapter is titled, "The Civil War In Missouri" is 39k in size. There are other chapters in this book the reader may enjoy. Please go to the table of contents and see for yourself. Diaries http://www.rootsweb.com/~mscivilw/davis.htm"Captain Thomas Monroe Coombs, CSA, Civil War Diary". http://www.rootsweb.com/~mscivilw/davis.htm"Judge Orlando Davis Diary", (Excerpt from the website) "...This record is taken from a diary kept by Judge Orlando Davis. The entries were made from day to day, and are copied verbatim." "The William A. Ruyle Diary", by an original member of the Fifth Missouri Infantry. Printed by permission of Robert L. Ruyle, Lincoln, Nebraska "Disguised as a man, Frances Clalin served many months in Missouri artillery and cavalry units..." (By courtesy of the Trustees of the Boston Public Library) Prologue articles, Prologue: Quarterly of the National Archives Spring 1993, vol. 25, no. 1 "Women Soldiers of the Civil War" By DeAnne Blanton CIVIL WAR JOURNAL OF JAMES B. LOCKNEY WIS. 28th REGMT., CO. G. Alice Williamson Diary. Albert Underwood Civil War Diary. THE WARTIME DIARY OF JOHN WEATHERED. A G.D. Molineaux Diary THE JOHN FREEMAN DIARY. The Diary of Miss Virginia J. Miller. A Civil War Diary - Samuel Murray. Narratives http://www.treasurenet.com/images/They say that, "A picture is worth a thousand words". This site, Treasure Net Historical Image Collection, has hundreds of pictures/images from various specific aspects of the Civil War! You have to see it to believe it! http://www.umsl.edu/~libweb/blackstudies/moslave.htmUniversity of Missouri-St. Louis, Thomas Jefferson Library, Reference Department Series 5: Slave Narratives 1936-1938, George P. Rawick Papers. The narratives presented here are from ex-slaves who spent most of their time as slaves in Missouri. http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/wpa/wpahome.htmlAmerican Slave Narratives: An Online Anthology which includes voice recordings of the actual authors. This site is part of the American Hypertext Workshop at the University of Virginia. A fantastic site!!! From the University of Missouri-St. Louis, Thomas Jefferson Library, Reference Department Series 5: Slave Narratives. 1936-1938 George P. Rawick Papers Slave Narratives--Missouri First-Person Narratives of the American South. Memoirs http://www.bright.net/~lrrp/ldb.html"Reminiscences of the Nineteenth Massachusetts Regiment" By: CAPT. JOHN G. B. ADAMS. http://www.bright.net/~lrrp/ldb.html"Reminiscences of The War of The Rebellion" By: Lorenzo D. Barnhart, Co. B, 110th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. http://www.rootsweb.com/~mopolk/uncle_gid.htm"Civil War Memories Of Robert C. Carden ~ Company B, 16th Tennessee Infantry." Excerpt from the website story, "Reminiscence of Rev. Gideon H. Higginbotham"....More familiarly known as "Uncle Gid", which was published in "Bolivar Herald" newspaper in 9 parts in 1921. "Uncle Gid's" story covers his early life to 1845 and on through the Civil War)..." "Memoir of George Boardman Boomer" by Mrs. Mary Amelia (Boomer) Stone,Boston: Press of Geo. C. Rand & Avery., 1864. From the intro., "...This book was written shortly after his death at the siege of Vicksburg, on May 22, 1863. The book was based upon his journals that were written while he lived in Missouri and his letters written to family and friends throughout his brief but productive life..." "Memorandum and Anecdotes of the Civil War" by; - ARTHUR J. ROBINSON. The following is an excerpt from the Preface by the author Arthur J. Robinson; ". . . Dear Readers: In writing this little book, I have endeavored to make it as interesting as possible without any false coloring. It is made up from memoranda that I kept during my service of three years in the Civil War, and is an accurate description of the marches and campaigns in which I was a participant. I have enlarged from memory, brought vividly to mind in pursuing my memoranda, and have related anecdotes that actually came under my observation. I now submit it to your perusal, hoping that it may meet with your approbation, I am, Most respectfully yours, ARTHUR J. ROBINSON, Co. E, 33d Regt.. Wis. Vols..." "My Life's Gleanings" by T. J. Macon. "Reminescences of the Civil War" by; - John B. Gordon Summary from website; ". . . This on-line edition of Confederate General John B. Gordon's memoirs is based on the original 1903 edition published by Scribner's, New York. General Gordon began the war as a civilian coal mine developer in Northwestern Georgia. He was a lawyer by discipline and even practiced law for a time in Atlanta. Upon the outbreak of war, he headed a group of mountain men and volunteers who were eventually assigned to the Sixth Alabama Regiment. After that, Gordon's education and intelligence assured a rapid rise through the ranks. He fought with great distinction at the battle of Antietam, commanded a brigade in General Early's division at the battle of Gettysburg and was the distinguished Confederate officer saluted by Joshua Chamberlain at Appomattox in 1865. . ." http://www.wtj.com/archives/hood/ "Advance and Retreat" by; - John Bell Hood Summary from website; ". . .This on-line edition of Lieutenant-General John B. Hood's memoirs is based on the original 1880 edition published by Burk & M'Fetridge. General Hood was an 1853 West Point graduate, and in the eight years before the American Civil War he served as a line officer in the western United States. He began the war in the Army of Northern Virginia and fought with great distinction throughout the conflict, being severely injured on several occasions. . ." "From Manassas to Appomattox" by; James Longstreet Summary from website; ". . .This on-line edition of Confederate General James Longstreet's memoirs is based directly on the 1912 second edition published by Lippincott, Philadelphia. General Longstreet, who began the American Civil War in New Mexico, served with great distinction throughout the course of the conflict. His chief claim to fame was as commander of the Confederate First Corps, which in its various incarnations fought through most of the major wartime campaigns..." "Memoirs of the Civil War: Bradford Ripley Alden Scott". "General William T. Sherman Memoirs". These memoirs are part of the Sun Tzu Art of War as presented by Sonshi.com. The actual online text contains 26 chapters and will require time to down load. "Ulysses Grant Memoirs", published 1885 [copyright expired; public domain document] HTML coding by Richard Jensen, 1998. These memoirs are huge. The 70 chapters have been divided into 4 parts. As is always the case with online books down loading may require time due to the size of the chapter{s}. "The Michael Hileman Memoirs ~ 1820 - 1915" contains 24 chapters which can be read online. The documents' total text size is 434k thus requires time to upload onto your computer. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS from the author "...I want to offer a special note of appreciation to William R. Hileman. For without his foresight to audibly record the original manuscript, and without his deep concern that Michael's memoirs be made available to all present and future Hileman descendants, as well as all others, it would not have been possible to produce these wonderful pages - all would have been lost..." "The Memoirs of Dr. Robert J. Christie ~ June 17, 1831 - July 27, 1909" contains 22 chapters which can be read online. The documents' total text size is 298k thus requires time to upload onto your computer. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS from the author "...I would like to express my appreciation to Robert J. Christie, IV, for his gracious loan of a priceless family heirloom, his Great-Grandfather's Memoirs. I have been told that this particular copy was typed by Dr. Christie's own secretary, and that it was proofed and signed by Dr. Christie, himself, less than four months before his death..." Databasess http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/database/civilwar.htmlOhio Historical Socities, "Civil War Documents & Searchable Databases". http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/index.htmlNational Park Services, "Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System Database". http://www.library.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/databases.htmlOIllinois State Archives. Database of Illinois Civil War Veterans Serving in the U.S. Navy and Illinois Civil War Veterans Serving in Missouri Units. Letters http://home.pacbell.net/dunton/SSDletters.htmlIndex of letters from Samuel S. Dunton to his family while in the 114th New York Infantry during the North American Conflict of 1861-1865 ("Civil War"). http://www.oocities.org/Pentagon/1117/gore.htmlLetters from Pvt. Silas Gore, 141st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry (Federal Army). Letters from an Iowa Soldier in the Civil War. Captain Richard W. Burt Civil War Letters From The 76th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Civil War Memories Christmas, 1861-1865. A 'YANKEE PRISONER IN TEXAS'. LaFrancis Elmer Hackett. Civil War Letters of Edward Nicholas Boots. HENRY ALBERT POTTER. Edgar Clark's Civil War Letters. J. Strieby Family Civil War Letters. JAMES L. JOHNSON. Reports/Records http://home.earthlink.net/~genealogyplanet/writings_George_Rutledge_Palmer_10th_Missouri_Infantry.htmlWritings by Rev. George Rutledge Palmer focusing on the10th Missouri Infantry Regiment U.S. http://guweb2.gonzaga.edu/faculty/campbell/crane/red.htm"The Red Badge Of Courage" by Stephen Crane. Although an historical fiction, the book, first published in 1895 is remembered as a Stephen Crane masterpiece. An almost day-by-day account of Samuel Day and his regiment, the 22nd Iowa Infantry. A Private in Company F, 3rd Tennessee Cavalry. . . James R. Collins Describes His Civil War Experiences. "Eyewitness Accounts of the Raid, The Capture, The Trials" regarding the people involved in John Brown's raid. Included are graphics of original maps, diagrams and pictures relating to these actual experiences. "Experience of a Confederate Soldier In Camp and Prison In the Civil War 1861-1865" by; Milton Asbury Ryan (1842-1916). Like the accounts of John Brown's raid this site includeds graphics of original maps, diagrams and pictures relating to these actual experiences. Read all about the Confederate Submarine, H. L. Hunley's short but illustrious history. This link will bring you to a paper dealing with this same submarine titled; "The H.L. Hunley in Historical Context" by Rich Wills, former Assistant Underwater Archaeologist, Naval Historical Center. Cornell University's Civil War Collection - Part 1. This link will bring you to part of Cornell's Collection titled; "The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies". Cornell University's Civil War Collection - Part 2. This link will bring you to part of Cornell's Collection titled; "Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion". http://www.oocities.org/Pentagon/1117/rp_byrd.htmlRobert Payne Byrd C.S.A. - Private, Co. F. , 9th/12th Missouri Infantry, CSA, August 2, 1862 - March 6, 1863. This is a personal website of a descendant of Robert Payne Byrd. The author has compiled and created a record of his ancestor which covers a time period during the civil war. "Regimental Losses In the American Civil War 1861-1865", by William F. Fox, Lt. Col., U.S.V. Summary from the website; "...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..." Papers & Articles http://suvcw.org/mollus/war/Wiv4p069.htm
"THE CAPTURE OF "CAMP JACKSON", ST. LOUIS, MO., FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1861." By Otto C. Lademann, Captain 3rd Missouri Infantry, U. S. Vols. Companion of the 1st Class, WI Commandery of MOLLUS. Read October 5, 1904. http://suvcw.org/mollus/war/Wiv4p131.htm
"THE BATTLE OF CARTHAGE, MO., FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1861." By Otto C. Lademann, Captain 3rd Missouri Infantry, U. S. Vols. Companion of the 1st Class, WI Commandery of MOLLUS. Read March 7, 1907 http://suvcw.org/mollus/war/Wiv4p433.htm
"THE BATTLE OF WILSON'S CREEK, AUGUST 10, 1861." By Otto C. Lademann, Captain 3rd Missouri Infantry, U. S. Vols. Companion of the 1st Class, WI Commandery of MOLLUS. Read December 3, 1913. http://suvcw.org/mollus/war/Wiv4p439.htm
"A PRISONER OF WAR", A Sequel to the Battle of Wilson's Creek. By Otto C. Lademann, Captain 3rd Missouri Infantry, U. S. Vols. Companion of the 1st Class, WI Commandery of MOLLUS. Read December 3, 1913. "THE BALDKNOBBERS" This an historical article written about the community located in the area along the Missouri-Arkansas border in the region now known as Taney county during and almost 70 years after the civil war. "A SKETCH OF THE BATTLE OF FRANKLIN, TENN.; WITH REMINISCENCES OF CAMP DOUGLAS", by John M. Copley. Confederate States of America Documents. A Girl's Life in Virginia Before the War by Letitia M. Burwell. The War, Stonewall Jackson, as I Saw It by James H. Wood, Company D, 37th Virginia Infantry. Rebel's Recollections by George Cary Eggleston. "The Wilson's Creek Staff Ride and Battlefield Tour" by; George E. Knapp. This website Includes bibliographical references to the Battle of Wilson's Creek, 1861, and Wilson's Creek National Battlefield (Mo.) - Guidebooks.
"A Virginia Girl in the Civil War, 1861-1865" is a record of the actual experiences of the wife of a Confederate officer. "A Virginia Girl in the Civil War, 1861-1865" is an electronic edition edited by: Myrta Lockett Avary. Please note that funding from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition supported the electronic publication of this title. The work is the property of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text. The Calvin Shedd Papers. "KENTUCKY CAVALIERS IN DIXIE, Reminiscences of a Confederate Cavalryman", by: George Dallas Mosgrove. The total size {589k} of this project requires time to upload onto your computer. To avoid crashes it is suggested that you turn off any other application that you might have on at this time. To:  MacLinks' Civil War Research Center
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