Civil War
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Confederate Veteran
Jul 8
Confederate Veteran Magazine was published monthly between 1893 and 1932; nearly 40 years of articles. It was geared to those who fought with the Confederate (Rebel) Army of the southern states during the American Civil War; offering information and stories they could relate to from their war experience. Groups such as United Confederate Veterans, ...
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July 1863 – The Battle of Gettysburg & Ancestor Capt Groff
Jul 1
Joseph Groff of Frederick, MD, at age 40 enlisted on August 20, 1861 as a 1st Lt. of Co. "B" 1st Potomac Home Brigade of the Maryland Infantry Regiment of Union volunteers. After serving at Harper's Ferry, by February 10, 1863 he was given the rank of captain. End of June 1863 -- The First Regiment Potomac Home Brigade of Maryland lead by Colone...
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Kentucky Digital
May 31
The Kentucky Digital Library has a really nice collection of digital newspapers, photos, maps, directories, journals, yearbooks, books and a variety of other collections for the public to view online. Just starting with the photos; there are photos of the 1921 basketball champions, numerous farm images, places across Kansas; over 62,000 photos avai...
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Civil War Records–Images from Tennessee
May 19
For those researchers who can not travel to Tennessee to do family history on any ancestors from that state, there is now online a wonderful collection of Civil War artifacts gathered from most of the state's counties by the Tennessee State Library and Archives. You will view first a map with all the counties outlined. Some 34 counties are comple...
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Civil War Photos
Feb 22
With the the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War (1861-1865), people are infatuated with finding as much information as possible. They are interested not only in the events, battles, people, Lincoln assassination, etc. during those years, but mostly learning if they had any relatives involved with the war directly related or part of the ex...
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Civil War Widows’ Pensions
Dec 28
Those researchers with ancestral veterans who served during the American Civil War will want to find as many additional sources of primary information as possible. One good location is the pension applications and case files completed by the widows and dependent children of veterans. The United States government granted pensions to widows of men...
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The Lincoln Movie and Its Times
Nov 17
This recent 2012 Stephen Spielberg movie on President Abraham Lincoln opened on Nov. 16th to world-wide audiences. Many who have already viewed the earlier limited showings have all raved about the performances of Daniel Day-Lewis' portray of Lincoln along with Sally Field as Mary Todd Lincoln. The film is not about his entire life, but rather ...
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Old Soldiers’ Home Records
Oct 18
Retirement locations for many of America's military veterans were either with family members in private residences or in a public facility known as the Old Soldiers' Home. The earliest such federal government sponsored veterans; home was the U. S. Naval Home in Philadelphia, PA, which opened in 1834. It was in 1851 that one for U. S. Army veterans...
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Ye Olde Virginia 1600s to 1960s
Aug 21
You don’t need to have ancestors from Virginia to check out the many collections available at ‘Virginia Memory’ which is online and sponsored by the Library of Virginia and the state archives. Their vast array of material included photos, maps, books, manuscripts, printed materials, newspapers and vital records. The assemblages are intermix...
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Learning of an Ancestor’s Civil War Regiment
Jun 20
Keeping journals and diaries besides the countless letters written by the soldiers, both Confederate and Union sides during the American Civil War, has been an excellent resource for researchers which can cover information about a soldier’s life, including the battles and camp life. If you have located such a journal written by a relative, you ...