General Off-Site Links

• Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War SUVCW - Male membership only; resources to learn about the Civil War; Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) records; National Graves Registration Project, National Monuments Database, other projects & preservation opportunities
• National Auxiliary to Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War ASUVCW - Female membership only; We strive to assist the Sons of Union Veterans in keeping alive the memories of our ancestors and their sacrifices for the maintenance of the Union; to aid in caring for helpless and disabled Veterans; to properly observe Memorial Day.
• Daughter of Union Veterans of the Civil War DUVCW - Female membership only; Information on memberships, links to related websites, G.A.R. information
• Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic LGAR - Female membership only; promotion of patriotism, education, and preservation of history
• National Woman’s Relief Corps WRC - Female membership only; Our mission is to perpetuate the memory of those who sacrificed much and sometimes all in the American Civil War; provide assistance to veterans of all wars and extend needed aid to them and to their widow(er)s and orphans
• Civil War Uniforms Illustrated - Union Army uniforms and Insignia of the Civil War.  A nice collection of uniforms with information about them.
• Weapons and Artillery
• Women in the Civil War
• 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 part of the "Making of America" project.  A searchable index and actual images are available.
• Civil War Research Database - 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 - Information about sending for service / pension records from the National Archives.
• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System - A computerized database containing information about servicement on both sides during the war.
• State Historical Society of Iowa - The society has numerous holdings including diaries, letters 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 and casualty reports and more.
• Featured Index at the AmericanCivilWar site. 
• Civil War Battles
• US Regular's Info 

Books and materials available for purchase

• “Compilation of Letters to Mira from William J Huff: Documenting the Army Life of an Ordinary Soldier While Serving in the 20th Iowa Infantry Regiment 1862-1865", By Billy M Huff. 
• From the Hornets' Nest to Custer's Last Stand. The Immigrant Story of Norwegian Sergeant Olaus Hansen by Ozzie Sollien.  Ozzie writes "In Company G in the 12th Iowa there were two Norwegian brothers Hanson, from Highland Township, Hans and Owens. The names of these two guys were actually Hans and Olaus Hansen, and Olaus had a very interesting and dramatic life. After the war, during Reconstruction, he was stationed in Shreveport, Louisiana where he was a sergeant in Custer's 7th U.S. Cavalry, and later he was one of only two Norwegians in the 7th Cavalry with Custer at the Little Bighorn. At Custer's Last Stand, Olaus actually went by a different name - Olans H. Northeg. Olaus and the other Norwegian in the 7th, John Sivertsen, was two of only about 100 men who actually attacked the Indian camp at the Little Bighorn - it has surfaced from all the research that Custer and his 5 companies apparently never reached the camp, but was slaughtered in the hillsides on the east side of the river by an outcoming Indian force." 
• Iowa's Martyr Regiment: The story of the Thirty-Eighth Iowa Infantry by David Wildman. 
• 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".
• Civil War and Iowa: Greyhounds and Hawkeyes - Iowa History Treasures from the Archives, Volume 3 (CD); contains the entire six volume roster of Iowa volunteers.
• Civil War Pictures (CD) - Contains 4,330 rare or out of print Civil War images. Available from O J Fargo, 715 N Elm, Creston, Iowa 50801, Phone: 641-782-8625 for $10 + $3 S&H. CD of Iowa pictures is also available.