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Buried Treasure in Underused, Little-known, and Untapped Civil War Resources!

In today’s blog we’re going to explore some underused, little-known, and untapped Civil War resources you can use to significantly enrich your family history. Most researchers are familiar with military pensions and service records, but the war generated many more records that you may not be aware of, and not all of them were official government records. Supplement to the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies This set of 100 volumes, edited by Janet B. Hewitt, supplements the Official Record of the Union and Confederate Armies (Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot Publishing Co., 1994-2001). The Supplement is divided into four parts (Reports, Records of Events, Correspondence, and Secret Service) and includes official accounts of battles, skirmishes, scouting expeditions, signal maneuvers, narratives of troop movements, correspondence, and intelligence files (Fig. 1). Also included are a few courts-martial, courts of inquiry, and court proceedings. Some of the material is specifically referred to...

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The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies

OK, all you Civil War buffs and genealogists with Civil War ancestors; if you’re not familiar with the Official Records of Union and Confederate Armies in the War of the Rebellion, now is your opportunity to become acquainted with this important set of war documentation of events and persons involved in its military operations. The Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies in the War of the Rebellion, commonly known as the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies or Official Records (OR), is the most extensive collection of American Civil War land warfare records available to the general public. It includes selected first-hand accounts, orders, reports, maps, diagrams, and correspondence drawn from official records of both Union and Confederate armies. A second publication, Supplement to the Official Records of Union and Confederate Armies, is also available, which includes specific documentation omitted from the OR as well as...