Civil War Research Links
General Links
A link to links - A list of links from basic information on the American Civil War, economy during the war, a timeline, information on slavery and a good selection of other topics.
A list of Civil War links, compiled by Virginia Leddy and now hosted by Chuck Ewing and his son Alex.
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
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.
Researching Your Civil War Ancestor
Civil War Pension Index Card Images Online
Ancestry.com members can search actual images of the Civil War Pension Index cards online. This is an terrific resource!
Cornell University's Making of America
Cornell University has put the "War of the Rebellion," (a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies) online, as a part of the "Making of America" (MOA) Project. A searchable index is available. Actual page images are displayed.
Ancestry.com members can search for their Civil War ancestors, or look up the history of a Civil War unit in the Civil War Research Database. You can also access the Civil War Research database directly at http://www.civilwardata.com.
Civil War Records at the National Archives
For information about sending for service and/or pension records from the National Archives, check this website.
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
A computerized database containing information about servicemen on both sides during the Civil War.
State Historical Society of Iowa
The society has numerous holdings of Civil War material about Iowa soldiers, including diaries, letters, papers and photos. The State of Iowa Adjutant General for the Civil War are housed at the Des Moines archives. Information in these records include enlistment reports, camp reports, casualty reports, etc.
Civil War Records: Valuable Sources for Genealogists - article by Kip Sperry
Excellent article for beginners in Civil War research posted at Ancestry.com.
Civil War Timeline (page bottom)
Featured Index at the AmericanCivilWar.com site.
Iowa and Civil War Research Resources for Sale
The Iowa in the Civil War Project, IAGenWeb.org and USGenWeb.org do not profit from the sale of these items, nor do they make any recommendations on these sources, they are here only to inform you of their existence.
IOWA'S MARTYR REGIMENT: The Story of the Thirty-eighth Iowa Infantry by David Wildman. A review of this book can be found at: http://cwba.blogspot.com/2011/01/wildman-iowas-martyr-regiment-story-of.html
The men of the 14th Iowa Infantry played an important role in the battle of Pilot Knob. You can read more about this and other battles in the book "Thomas Ewing, Jr. - Frontier Lawyer and Civil War General", click here for more information.
Civil War and Iowa: Greyhounds and Hawkeyes, Iowa History Treasures From the Archives, Volume 3 - CD-Rom; excellent and very affordable; contains the entire six volume roster of Iowa volunteers.
Civil War Pictures - CD-Rom; contains 4,330 rare or out-of-print Civil War images. Available from O. J. Fargo, 715 N. Elm, Creston, Iowa 50801 for $10 + $3 S&H. Also available is a CD-Rom of Iowa pictures.
