History Day - Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877)

Connecticut Digital Archive (CTDA) Bill Memorial Library: "Diary written by Arminius Bill, who served as a physician for the Union Army in the Civil War from 1861 to 1865."

Naval History and Heritage Command landing page for their topics on the Civil War. Side navigation may lead to additional resources.

From DocsTeach

Online through the National Library of Medicine (NLM)

NPS portal to selected resources on the U.S. Civil War
Also check WayBack Machine for previous versions of website at https://web.archive.org/web/20250215000000*/https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/index.htm

NPS portal to selected resources on the Reconstruction Era.
Previous versions archived in WayBack Machine at https://web.archive.org/web/20250000000000*/https://www.nps.gov/subjects/reconstruction/index.htm

Library of Congress (LOC) digital collection: "In addition to the musical scores and parts, Band Music from the Civil War Era includes a gallery of photographs and drawings selected from several Library of Congress collections. These illustrations capture the nature of life in the Civil War's military bands and help explain the variety of the band books in this collection, which feature music that ranges from quick marches for six instruments to epic sets of waltzes for full bands."

Library of Congress (LOC) primary source set.

Library of Congress (LOC)

Library of Congress (LOC) research guide for Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers.
CT State Library's newspaper collection may also include articles on this topic.

Library of Congress (LOC) digital collection: "The records of the Confederate States of America span the years 1854-1889, with the bulk of the material concentrated in the period 1861-1865, during the Civil War in America. The collection relates to the formation of the government of the Confederacy and the conduct of its internal, external, and military affairs. With few exceptions, the collection consists of official or semiofficial records generated by departments of the Confederate government and their agents. The departments of state, justice, treasury, navy, war, and the post office are represented, along with material relating to the president, congress, and constitution. The collection is arranged in eleven series."

Library of Congress (LOC) research guide for Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. CT State Library's newspaper collection may also include articles on this topic.

Library of Congress (LOC) research guide for Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers.

Library of Congress (LOC) research guide for Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers.