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United States History in Context
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Historical Hartford Courant 1764-1922
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Primary Sources - Open Access

Compendium of the War of the Rebellion
Compiled by Frederick Dyer and published in 1908.
American Memory-Congressional Globe
Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America
OR: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
ORN: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies
Regimental Losses in the American Civil War
by William Fox (William Freeman), published 1889.
Chronicling America
Search America's historic newspaper pages.
Library of Congress - Civil War
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National Archives - Civil War
U.S. Essential Documents of the Civil War--links to military and other records.
Association of College and Research Libraries' American Civil War Primary Sources
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Secondary Sources - QV Library

United States History in Context
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History Reference Center
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Historical Abstracts with Full Text
World history from 15th century to present; includes related disciplines such as archaeology, anthropology and sociology.
ProQuest News & Newspapers
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Historical Hartford Courant 1764-1922
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