Civil War Resources from Government Documents

Battles and Campaigns

Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies in the War of the Rebellion

Floor 4, W 45.5:volumes 1-128

The 128 volumes of the Official Records provide the most comprehensive, authoritative, and voluminous reference on Civil War operations. The reports contained in the Official Records are those of the principal leaders who fought the battles and then wrote their assessments days, weeks, and sometimes months later. The Index for the series is located at the Reference Desk on Floor 2.

See also, A User's Guide to the Official Records of the American Civil War located on Floor 2 Reference, E464 .A351993.

Supplement to the Official Records

Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion

The Index for the series is located at the Reference Desk on Floor 2.

Floor 4, N 16.6:volumes 1-30

National Park Service Battlesites

Print resources from the National Park Service are also available in the Documents Collection under the call number area I 19.

Civil War Maps (from the Library of Congress)

• Approximately 2400 Civil War maps
• Searchable by keyword, geography, title, subject, and creator

Publications from the Government

Congressional Globe, 36th Congress, 2nd Session (December 1860-March 1861)

Congressional Globe, 37th Congress, 1st Session (July 4 to August 6, 1861)

Congressional Globe, 37th Congress, 2nd Session (December 1861-July 1862

Congressional Globe, 37th Congress, 3rd Session (December 1862-March 1863)

Congressional Globe, 38th Congress, 1st Session (December 1863-July 1864)

Congressional Globe, 38th Congress, 2nd Session (December 1864-March 1865)

Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America (Civil War years)

Journal of the Senate of the United States of America (Civil War years)

Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States (Civil War years)

United States Statutes At Large (federal laws enacted 1789-1873)

Abraham Lincoln

Papers

Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress

Lincoln's First Inaugural Address (Library of Congress Exhibit)

Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (Library of Congress Exhibit)