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Personal Accounts
Who is your father? Your mother? Your Grandfather? Your Grandmother? Their parents? What were they like? What did they do? What did they love? What did they fear? What did they believe in?
In most families, the stories of previous generations, their faith, their exploits, accomplishments, trials and triumphs are passed down orally and eventually lost to the annals of time. Through the personal accounts of various soldiers who wrote loved ones, kept journals, or published their memories in book form we are able to discern what life was like for the people living through the Civil War. Enjoy the collection here.
If you have something from your family you would be willing to share with others through this site, please contact us. We would love to digitize anything from memorabilia to written documents to provide it in the site as a part of Americana for others to use and enjoy. There is no charge for us to do this and you keep the original items. Of course, if you are looking to profit through the sale of memorabilia or documents, we would be glad to assist with that as well.
Battle Summaries
The most compelling aspect of the Civil War are the battles that were fought. Brief and exceptionally violent, especially by today's standards, the battles of the American Civil War stand out in our history for the bravery of the men involved and the number of casualties inflicted.
It is difficult to understand how men could march towards each other, often facing certain death at the hands of their foe.
The Civil War was no longer a battle of the swift, or the fittest. Advances in technology had ushered an age of modern and efficient warfare which all but eliminated the chivalry of ages past. The accounts of the battles here are brief, providing information on the forces involved and the outcome.
The Official Record of the War of the Rebellion contains the reports of the soldiers involved. A reading of the several reports from each battle provide insight into what each commander witnessed and his own perspective on the battle. Taken together, these reports provide the reader with an overview of what transpired. Understanding that the author often wished to praise his men, or cover his own faults, it is still the best picture of events we have.
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