Excellent Links for Civil War Research
Civil War Uniforms Illustrated - Union Army uniforms and Insignia of the Civil War. A very nice collection of uniforms with explanatory information about them
Weapons and Artillery - Long list with photos
Soldier's vocabulary
Medical vocabulary
Slang terms
US Regular Army - Civil War Regimental Histories - the Regular Army - a great site with lots of links.
FORGOTTEN in many histories of the Civil War is the role of the Regular Army during the War Between the States. After the close of the Mexican War and the disbandment of the volunteer forces called out by that war, the regular troops had been gradually decreasing in numbers, and at the beginning of the Rebellion in 1861, were scattered by companies and detachments throughout the country.
The Bivouac News - A must see site, articles on Gen Joseph B. Leake of the 20th Iowa Infantry. The five Chittlin brothers from Linn County.
Women in the Civil War
Not Just a Mans War
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