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The American Civil War began on 12 April 1861 when troops in South Carolina fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. Also called the "War between the States" and the "War of Secession", the Civil War lasted until 1865. Approximately 3.5 million soldiers fought in the war resulting in almost 600,000 deaths. 

== Best Sources  ==

*[[United States Civil War 1861 to 1865, Part 2]] describes and explains the best sources for Civil War genealogical research. <br>

== Getting Started with Civil War Research  ==

*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] 
*[[Begin a search for Union records|Getting started with Union records]] 
*[[Begin a search for confederate records|Getting started with Confederate records]] 
*[https://www.archives.gov/research/military/civil-war/resources Civil War Basic Research Sources - National Archives] 
*''[http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/fhd/Community/Mid_Continent_Library/The_Civil_War/Player.html Civil War Genealogical Research]'' 46 min. video 
*''[https://fch.ldschurch.org/WWSupport/Courses/FamilyHistoryLibraryExport/U.S._Military_Records__Civil_War/Player.html Military Records: Civil War]'' 35 min. video
*[https://archive.org/details/armyrules00unit Rules for keeping the Principle Record Books used at the Department and  General Headquarters and at the Adjutant General's Office. 1862]
*[https://archive.org/details/regulationsforreunit Regulations for The Recruiting Service of the Army of the United States, Both Regular and Volunteer. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1862.] 
*Instructions for the Keeping the Records and Transacting the Clerical Business of the War Department. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1876.

== Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System  ==

The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm  Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] of the National Park Service is a free Internet index of both Union and Confederate service records. 

The database contains approximately 6.3 million names (some names are duplicated because of spelling variations and multiple enlistments) covering 3.5 million soldiers. The database tells whether the soldier was Union or Confederate and gives regiment and rank. 

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System index was compiled in cooperation with the National Archives, the Federation of Genealogical Societies, the Genealogical Society of Utah. Numerous volunteers worked together to make a computerized index to Union and Confederate soldiers.

== State Civil War Records  ==

*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/3050263 Brian Steel Wills. ''Inglorious Passages. Noncombat Deaths in the American Civil War.''University Press of Kansas, 2017. FHL 973 M2bri] 

=== States in 1861  ===

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[[Image:Status of the States 1861.png|center|Status of the States 1861.png]]<u>'''Northern States'''</u> (blue) 

*[[California in the Civil War|California]] 
*[[Connecticut in the Civil War|Connecticut]] 
*[[Illinois in the Civil War|Illinois]] 
*[[Indiana in the Civil War|Indiana]] 
*[[Iowa in the Civil War|Iowa]] 
*[[Kansas in the Civil War|Kansas]] 
*[[Maine in the Civil War|Maine]] 
*[[Massachusetts in the Civil War|Massachusetts]] 
*[[Michigan in the Civil War|Michigan]] 
*[[Minnesota in the Civil War|Minnesota]] 
*[[New Hampshire in the Civil War|New Hampshire]] 
*[[New Jersey in the Civil War|New Jersey]] 
*[[New York in the Civil War|New York]] 
*[[Ohio in the Civil War|Ohio]] 
*[[Oregon in the Civil War|Oregon]] 
*[[Pennsylvania in the Civil War|Pennsylvania]] 
*[[Rhode Island in the Civil War|Rhode Island]] 
*[[Vermont in the Civil War|Vermont]] 
*[[West Virginia in the Civil War|West Virginia]] 
*[[Wisconsin in the Civil War|Wisconsin]]

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<u>'''Southern States'''</u> (red)<br>Seceded before''<br>''15 Apr 1861 

*[[Alabama in the Civil War|Alabama]] 
*[[Florida in the Civil War|Florida]] 
*[[Georgia in the Civil War|Georgia]] 
*[[Louisiana in the Civil War|Louisiana]] 
*[[Mississippi in the Civil War|Mississippi]] 
*[[South Carolina in the Civil War|South Carolina]] 
*[[Texas in the Civil War|Texas]]

<u>'''Southern States'''</u> (orange)<br>Seceded after<br>15 Apr 1861 

*[[Arkansas in the Civil War|Arkansas]] 
*[[North Carolina in the Civil War|North Carolina]] 
*[[Tennessee in the Civil War|Tennessee]] 
*[[Virginia in the Civil War|Virginia]]

<br><u>'''Slave States'''</u> <u></u>which did not secede <br>(yellow) 

*[[Delaware in the Civil War|Delaware]] 
*[[District of Columbia in the Civil War|District of Columbia]] 
*[[Kentucky in the Civil War|Kentucky]] 
*[[Maryland in the Civil War|Maryland]] 
*[[Missouri in the Civil War|Missouri]]

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'''States not yet formed''' or which were territories in 1861 (grey) 

*Alaska was not part of the United States until 1867. 
*[[Arizona in the Civil War|Arizona]] 
*[[Colorado in the Civil War|Colorado]] 
*Hawaii was not part of the United States until 1898. 
*[[Idaho in the Civil War|Idaho]] 
*[[Oklahoma in the Civil War|Oklahoma]] 
*[[Montana in the Civil War|Montana]] 
*[[Nebraska in the Civil War|Nebraska]] 
*[[Nevada in the Civil War|Nevada]] 
*[[New Mexico in the Civil War|New Mexico]] 
*[[Dakota Territory in the Civil War|North Dakota]] 
*[[Dakota Territory in the Civil War|South Dakota]] 
*[[Utah in the Civil War|Utah]] 
*[[Washington in the Civil War|Washington]] 
*[[Wyoming in the Civil War|Wyoming]]

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== Research Tools  ==
*'''1861-1865''' - {{RecordSearch|1910717|United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index 
*'''1861-1865''' - {{RecordSearch|2145147|United States Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*'''1861-1865''' - [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/united-states-records-of-confederate-prisoners-of-war-1861-1865-browse United States, Records Of Confederate Prisoners Of War, 1861-1865] at findmypast - Index
*'''1861 - 1866''' - {{RecordSearch|3518724|United States, Compiled Military Service Records Of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With The U.S. Colored Troops, 1861-1866}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Compiled Military Service Records Of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With The U.S. Colored Troops - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images
*'''1864-1866''' - {{RecordSearch|1932430|United States Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1864-1866}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index
*'''1862-1874''' - {{RecordSearch|2075263|United States Internal Revenue Assessment Lists, 1862-1874}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — images
*'''1879-1903''' - {{RecordSearch|1913388|United States Records of Headstones of Deceased Union Veterans, 1879-1903}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*[http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.
*[http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/ LSU United States Civil War Center] at the Louisiana State University focuses on Civil War records and research. LSU has many Civil War related books and manuscripts. Its [http://www.civilwarhome.com/indexcivilwarinfo.htm Index of Civil War Information Available on the Internet] has links to many interesting websites.

*Hewett, Janet B. ''The Roster of Union soldiers, 1861-1865. '' (Wilmington, North Carolina&nbsp;: Broadfoot Pub. Co., c1997-2000) {{FHL|779026|item|disp=FHL 973 M29h v. 1 through v. 31}} and ''The Roster of Confederate soilders, 1861-1865.'' {{FHL|723528|item|disp=FHL book 975 M2rc}} and ''Supplement to the Official records of the Union and Confederate armies.'' (Wilmington, North Carolina&nbsp;: Broadfoot Pub. Co., c1994-2001) {{FHL|750468|item|disp=FHL 973 M29u ser. 1 supp. pt. 1 v. 1 through v. 12;}}

*New York Public Library, "[https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm USSC Civil War Search for Soldiers]" on the U.S. Sanitary Commission collection of records of over 9,000 sick, wounded, or missing Union servicemen to answer inquiries from their relatives.

*[http://ehistory.osu.edu/osu/sources/records/ The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies]. No serious study of the American Civil War is complete without consulting the Official Records. Affectionately known as the "OR", the 128 volumes of the Official Records provide the most comprehensive, authoritative, and voluminous reference on Civil War operations.&nbsp;

*Hall, Richard. ''Patriots in diguise&nbsp;: women warriors of the Civil War.'' (New York, New York&nbsp;: Marlowe &amp; Co., c1993, 1994), {{FHL|644843|item|disp=FHL book 973 H2haL}}.

*Pompey, Sherman Lee. ''Civil War veteran burial listings.'' (Long Beach, California&nbsp;: Southern California Genealogical Society, c1965), {{FHL|287770
|item|disp=FHL book 973 M2pos}}.

*[http://www.americancivilwar101.com/ The American Civil War] has historical information and links to many sites with information about the Civil War.

*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61388 U.S., Civil War Roll of Honor, 1861-1865] ($), Index and images.

'''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at'''<br> 

*[[Alabama, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Alabama Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]] 
*[[Alabama, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Alabama, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]] 
*[[Arizona Service Records of Confederate Soldiers of the Civil War - FamilySearch Historical Records|Arizona Service Records of Confederate Soldiers of the Civil &nbsp;War - FamilySearch Historical Records]] 
*[[Arkansas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Arkansas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]] 
*[[Arkansas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Arkansas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]] 
*[[Dakota Territory, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Dakota Territory, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]] 
*[[Delaware, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Delaware, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]] 
*[[Florida, Service Records of Confederate Soldiers of the Civil War - FamilySearch Historical Records|Florida, Service Records of Confederate Soldiers of the Civil War - FamilySearch Historical Records]] 
*[[Georgia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Georgia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]] 
*[[Georgia Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|Georgia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]] 
*[[Kentucky, Service Records of Confederate Soldiers of the Civil War - FamilySearch Historical Records|Kentucky, Service Records of Confederate Soldiers of the Civil War - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br> 
*[[Louisiana, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Louisiana, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br> 
*[[Kentucky, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Kentucky, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br> 
*[[Louisiana, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Louisiana, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br> 
*[[Maryland, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Maryland, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br> 
*[[Maryland, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Maryland, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br> 
*[[Mississippi, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Mississippi, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br> 
*[[Mississippi, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Mississippi, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br> 
*[[Missouri, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Missouri, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br> 
*[[Missouri, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Missouri, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br> 
*[[Nebraska, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Nebraska, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br> 
*[[Nevada, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Nevada, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br> 
*[[New Mexico, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|New Mexico, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br> 
*[[New York, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|New York, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br> 
*[[North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records]][[North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|)]]<br> 
*[[North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br> 
*[[Oregon, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Oregon, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br> 
*[[South Carolina Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|South Carolina Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br> 
*[[United States, Records of Confederate Prisoners of War - FamilySearch Historical Records|United States, Records of&nbsp;Confederate Prisioners of War - FamilySearch Historical Records]] 
*[[United States, Service Records of Union Soldiers Who Served in the United States Colored Troops - FamilySearch Historical Records|United States, Service Records of Union Soldiers Who Served in United States Colored Troops - FamilySearch Historical Records]] 
*[[United States, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|United States, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]] 
*[[United States Civil War Soldiers Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|United States Civil War Soldiers Index - FamilySearch Historical Records]] 
*[[United States Unfiled Papers and Slips Belonging in Confederate Compiled Service Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|United States Unifiled Papers and Slips Belonging in Confederate Compiled Service Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]] 
*[[United States, Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|United States, Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files - FamilySearch Historical Records]] 
*[[United States, Civil War and Later Pension Files Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|United States, Civil War and Later Pension Files Index - FamilySearch Historical Records]] 
*[[Utah, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Utah, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]] 
*[[Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br> 
*[[West Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|West Virginia, Civil War Service Record of Union Soldiers, 1861-1965 - FamilySearch Historical Records]]

== Ethnic Groups  ==

*Waskie, Andy, [http://wesclark.com/jw/foreign_soldiers.html Foreign Soldiers in the American Civil War], gives approximate numbers of men for each nationality, who fought in the Civil War. 
*African Americans, see [[United States Colored Troops in the Civil War|United States Colored Troops in the Civil War]] 
*[[American Indians in the Civil War|American Indians in the Civil War]] 
*[[Cultural Groups in the American Civil War#Canadians|Canadians in the U.S. Civil War]] 
*[https://www.vestmuseum.dk/viden/midt-og-vestsj%C3%A6llandsk-udvandring/west-zealanders-in-the-american-civil-war Danes in the American Civil War] 
*[[Cultural Groups in the American Civil War#Hispanics|Hispanics in the Civil War]] 
*[[Cultural Groups in the American Civil War#Hungarians|Hungarians in the Civil War]] 
*[[Cultural Groups in the American Civil War#Norwegians|Norwegians in the Civil War]]
*Jones, Paul. ''The Irish Brigade.'' (Gaithersburg, Maryland : Olde Soldier Books, [199-?]), {{FHL|769983|item|disp=FHL book 973 M2ji}}.

==[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10499989 U.S. Sanitary Commission] ==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Sanitary_Commission  United States Sanitary Commission - Wikipedia]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Sanitary_Commission Western Sanitary Commission - Wikipedia]
*[http://archives.nypl.org/mss/3101 United States Sanitary Commission Records. New York Public Library]
* [https://archive.org/details/b2485847x/page/n8 Charles J. Stille. History of the United States Sanitary Commission. Philadelphia:J.B. Lippincott Co., 1866]
* [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/486777 William Quentin Maxwell. ''Lincoln's Fifth Wheel: the political history of the United states Sanitary Commission. '' New York, New York: Longmans, Green & Co., 1956.]
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6010030 Background Files to the History of the Relief Service of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, ca. 1881 - ca. 1978. NAID 6010030]
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24325361 Draft Copy of Preface and Chapter 1: The Beginning: July and August 1861. NAID 24325361]
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24325384 Draft Copy of Chapter VIII: Hospital Visitors at the West. NAID 24325384]

==[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10461331 U.S. Christian Commission] ==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Christian_Commission United States Christian Commission - Wikipedia]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1916327 Rev. Lemuel Moss. '' Annuals of the United States Christian Commission.'' Philadelphia:J.B. Lippincott, 1868.] FHL 973 M2mL
''' Delegates'''
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7387186 Delegate's Discharge Certificates, 1861-1866. NAID 7387186]
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7387378 Identification Cards, 1861? -1866?. NAID 1253256]
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1630335 Lists of Chiefs, Agents, and Employees of the U.S. Sanitary Commission and the U.S. Christian Commission, 1864. NAID 1630335]
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1253256 Weekly Reports of Delegates, 1864-1865. NAID 1253256]
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1253261 Registers of Delegates, 1863-1865. NAID 1253261]
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1253262 Alphabetical Register of Delegates, 1864-1865. NAID 1253262]
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1253265 Weekly Statements of Delegates, to the  Field, 1864 - 1865. NAID 1253265]
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1253268 List of Delegates Offering Services for General Work, 1863- 1864. NAID 1253268] 
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1253271 Lists of Agencies and Agents, ca. 1861 - ca. 1866. NAID 1253271]
''' Soldiers'''
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1253212 Records of Letters Written for Soldiers of the Army of the Potomac, 1864 - 1865. NAID 1253212]
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1253207 Abstracts of Letters Written for Sick and Wounded Soldiers of the Army of the Potomac, 1864 - 1865.  NAID 1253207] 
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1253191 Record of Inquires, 1864 - 1865. NAID 1253191]
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1253187 Register of Individual Letters, 1864 - 1865. NAID 1253187]
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1253335 Register of Prisoners at Richmond, Virginia, 1861 - 1864. NAID 1253335]
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1253331 Death Register, 1864- 1865. NAID 1253331]

== Major Sites with Digitized Records  ==

Many Civil War records have been digitized and indexed on various Internet sites. Check the lists showing many of the digitized records on [[American Civil War records on FamilySearch.org|FamilySearch]], [[American Civil War records on Ancestry.com|Ancestry]], and [[American Civil War records on Fold3.com|Fold3]].

== Battles  ==
*[https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1995/fall/honorable-reports-1.html Michael J. Musick.'' Honorable Reports:Battles,Campaigns, and Skirmishes.'' Prologue 27 (Fall, 1995)]

*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/115478-alphabetical-list-of-battles-1754-1900-war-of-the-rebellion-spanish-american-war-philippine-insurrection-and-all-old-wars-with-dates-summary-of-events-of-the-war-of-the-rebellion-1860-1865-spanish-american-war-philippine-insurrection?offset=1 Newton Allen Strait. ''Alphabetical list of battles 1754-1900, War of the Rebellion, Spanish- American War, Philippine Insurrection and all old wars with dates : summary of events of the War of the Rebellion, 1860-1865; Spanish- American War, Philippine Insurrection,1898-1900, Troubles  in China, 1900... (Washington, D.C., 1902.)] FamilySearch Digital Library
''' [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10460722 Official Records of the Civil War] '''
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/393597 Alan C. and Barbara A. Aimone. ''A user's guide to the Official Records of the American Civil War.'' Shippensburg, Pennsylvania: White Maine Publishing, 1993. FHL 973 M29ua] 
*[https://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/military/civil-war-armies-records.html Civil War: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies.]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/31516 The War of the Rebellion : a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate Armies. FHL Digital Images]
*[http://collections.library.cornell.edu/moa_new/waro.html ''War of the Rebellion: a compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies.'' Cornell University Library]

''' National Archives Catalog'''
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7386490 Records Used in the War of the Rebellion, Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1875-1899 NAID 7386490]
*Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-1865. 128 rolls, National Archives Microfilm Publication M262
*Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies, 1861-1865. 31 rolls, National Archives Microfilm Publication M275
''' Indexes'''
*Military Operations of the Civil War: A Guide Index to the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-1865, Volume I, Conspectus. 1 roll, National Archives Microfilm Publication M1036.
*Military Operations of the Civil War: A Guide Index to the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-1865, Volumes II - V, 18 Cards (Microfiche)National Archives Microfilm Publication  M1815.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/139504 ''Military operations of the Civil War : a guide index to the official records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-1865.'' FHL Digital Images v. 2, 4, 5]

''' Battle Lists '''
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1200107 Official Battle Lists of the Civil War, 1861-1865. National Archives Microfilm Publication M823. NAID 1200107]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/573471 Official Battle Lists of the Civil War. Family Search ]  
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1229802 Chronological List of Battles During the War of the Rebellion, 1879.National Archives Microfilm Publication M823. NAID 1229802]
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1200110 Chronological List of Battles, Engagements, Etc., in Which Troops of the Regular Army Have Participated, 1861-1865.National Archives Microfilm Publication M823 NAID 1200110] 

''' Additional Sources '''
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_war_battles List of American Civil War battles] (Wikipedia) <br> 
*[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/bystate.htm Civil War Battle Summaries by State] (Heritage Preservation Services)
*[http://civilwaranimated.com/ Civil War Animated]&nbsp;shows key naval and land battles using animation.  

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