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.