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U.S. Civil War (1861-1865): Primary Sources: ASU Library Catalog: Linked Subject Searches

This guide provides access to both resources restricted to ASU Library affiliates and open access primary source materials which focus on the United States Civil War (1861-1865).

Relevant Library of Congress Subject Headings

The below is an alphabetical list hyperlinked Library of Congress Subject Heading searches of the ASU Library Catalog. Each listed entry contains 1 or matching items (generally books) which have been assigned a subject heading that includes both the phrase "Civil War, 1861-1865" AND one of the following: "Correspondence," "Diaries," "Personal narratives," "Pictorial works," "Press coverage" or "Sources" (which is the terminology used to represent primary sources in Catalogs using the Library of Congress Classification.

  • Note: When one or more of the matching results is available to ASU Library affiliaties (students, faculty and staff), a second hyperlink - marked "[online only]" has been added to the end of that entry.

A-P (Alabama ---- Prisoners of War)

Alabama -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives [online only]

Alabama -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate

Arkansas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives [online only]

Arkansas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate

Arkansas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works

Baltimore (Md.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives [online only]

Charleston (S.C.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works

Charleston (S.C.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources [online only]

Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources [online only]

Confederate States of America -- History -- Pictorial works

Confederate States of America. Army -- Biography -- Pictorial works

Confederate States of America. Army -- Officers -- Correspondence

Confederate States of America. Army -- Surgeons -- Correspondence

Confederate States of America. Army -- Surgeons -- Diaries [online only]

Confederate States of America. Army. Texas Brigade -- Pictorial works

Confederate States of America. Navy -- Officers -- Correspondence

Confederate States of America. Navy -- Officers -- Diaries [online only]

Connecticut -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives [online only]

Florida -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives

Generals -- Confederate States of America -- Biography -- Pictorial works

Generals -- Confederate States of America -- Correspondence [online only]

Generals -- Confederate States of America -- Diaries [online only]

Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives [online only]

Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate [online only]

Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works

Georgia -- History -- Civil war, 1861-1865 -- Sources [online only]

Illinois -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives [online only]

Illinois -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources [online only]

Indiana -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives

Indiana -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources [online only]

Indiana -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources -- Bibliography

Iowa -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives [online only]

Kansas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives [online only]

Kansas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources [online only]

Kentucky -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives

Kentucky -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources

Louisiana -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives [online only]

Louisiana -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works

Maine -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives [online only]

Maryland -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives

Maryland -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works [online only]

Maryland -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources

Massachusetts -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives [online only]

Michigan -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives [online only]

Minnesota -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives

Minnesota -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works

Mississippi -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives [online only]

Mississippi River Valley -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Cavalry operations -- Sources

Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives [online only]

Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works [online only]

Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects -- Sources [online only]

Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources [online only]

Nebraska -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives

New Hampshire -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives

New Jersey -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives [online only]

New Jersey -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources

New Mexico -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives

New Mexico -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate

New Mexico -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources [online only]

New Orleans (La.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives

New York (State) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives [online only]

New York (State) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources

New York (State) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources -- Bibliography -- Catalogs

North Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives

North Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate

North Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works

North Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources [online only]

Nurses -- Confederate States of America -- Diaries

Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives [online only]

Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works [online only]

Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects -- Sources [online only]

Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources [online only]

Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women -- Sources [online only]

Pennsylvania -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives [online only]

Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources [online only]

Presidents -- Confederate States of America -- Correspondence [online only]

Prisoners of war -- Confederate States of America -- Diaries [online only]

R-W (Rhode Island ---- Women)

Rhode Island -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives

Richmond (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives [online only]

Richmond (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate

Richmond (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources [online only]

Sailors -- Confederate States of America -- Diaries

Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives

Soldiers -- Confederate States of America -- Correspondence [online only]

Soldiers -- Confederate States of America -- Diaries

South Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives [online only]

South Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources [online only]

Southwest, New -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives

Southwest, New -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources [online only]

Southwest, Old -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives [online only]

Southwest, Old -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate

Surgeons -- Confederate States of America -- Diaries

Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives [online only]

Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources [online only]

Tennessee, East -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives [online only]

Texas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Cavalry operations -- Sources

Texas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Mexican American -- Sources [online only]

Texas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives [online only]

Texas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate

Texas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works

Texas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African Americans -- Sources [online only]

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Battlefields -- Pictorial works

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Blockades -- Sources [online only]

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns -- Pictorial works

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Causes -- Sources [online only]

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Claims -- Sources

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence [online only]

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Economic aspects -- Sources

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Environmental aspects -- Pictorial works

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Influence -- Sources [online only]

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Literature and the war -- Sources [online only]

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical care -- Sources [online only]

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Monuments -- Pictorial works

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations -- Personal narratives [online only]

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations -- Pictorial works

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American -- Sources

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Mexican American -- Sources [online only]

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives [online only]

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives -- Bibliography [online only]

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives -- Bibliography -- Catalogs [online only]

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives -- History and criticism [online only]

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives -- Juvenile literature

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, British

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate [online only]

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate -- History and criticism

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate -- Juvenile literature

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Jewish

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Mexican American [online only]

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Prussian [online only]

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Union

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works [online only]

United States -- History -- Civil war, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works -- Catalogs [online only]

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Press coverage [online only]

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Press coverage -- Great Britain [online only]

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Propaganda -- Sources [online only]

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Public opinion -- Sources [online only]

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Sources

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects -- Sources [online only]

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources [online only]

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources -- Bibliography [online only]

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources -- Bibliography -- Catalogs [online only]

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources -- Indexes

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources -- Juvenile literature

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- War work -- Sources [online only]

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women -- Sources [online only]

United States. Army -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources

Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives

Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Battlefields -- Pictorial works

Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives [online only]

Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate [online only]

Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works

Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Press coverage [online only]

Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources

Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives [online only]

Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources [online only]

Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources -- Juvenile literature

Wisconsin -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives [online only]

Wisconsin -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources -- Bibliography

Women -- Confederate States of America -- Diaries [online only]

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