Explore articles from The New York Herald, The Charleston Mercury, the Richmond Enquirer, and seven Midwest newspapers. Memoirs explaining battle strategies. Regimental histories and records. Details of international trade and how foreign governments viewed the US at war with itself. Descriptions of wartime industries such as the New York oyster business. Troop movements. It's an eclectic, fascinating mix for understanding the war.
At a glance
5,400+
publications
44
sources—including newspapers, books, memoirs, pamphlets, and regimental histories.
Examples of coverage:
The Copperheads, Northerners sympathetic to the South who advocated the violent overthrow of the governments of Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, and Missouri in 1864
Events occurring in other states
Analysis of the transcontinental railroad and its effect on the region
General news articles from around the world, including a humorous, in-depth description of a 7-foot-long, 3.5-ton piece of cheese on display at the Toronto Agricultural Fair in 1866
Letters from correspondents traveling with the troops, describing their daily activities in detail
An issue titled “Abraham Lincoln Death,” with the type in bold black
Articles discussing slavery
Perspectives
The content is organized to allow an understanding of the period through various perspectives:
A Newspaper Perspective
The Soldiers’ Perspective
The Generals’ Perspective
A Midwestern Perspective
Iowa’s Perspective
Northeast Regimental Histories
Abraham Lincoln Library Abolitionist Books
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