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If you are looking for a newspaper for a specific place, use the directory to identify titles for a specific place and time. They may not be digitized.

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America's Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Features full-text images of over 1,000 U.S. historical newspapers published between 1690 and 1922, including titles from all 50 states.
Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Provides access to over 400 newspaper titles from the United States during the 19th century. Content includes full-text articles, advertisements, and illustrations from a wide range of urban and rural American newspapers.
Chronicling America This link opens in a new window
Full text historic American newspapers 1860-1963, plus information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. From the Library of Congress.
Newspaper Archive This link opens in a new window
Contains searchable newspaper pages, dating as far back as the 1600s. Use the archive to view, save and print newspapers from around the world. Includes the Gettysburg Times (1909 to 2 months ago).

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Civil War Primary Sources

This is a very small selection of possibilities, ranging from images, letters, diaries, and government documents. Feel free to speak with me, and I can make some targeted recommendations for you.

For a full list, look through some of the other materials on the History guide.

American Civil War: Letters and Diaries This link opens in a new window
This collection contains 2,009 authors and approximately 100,000 pages of diaries, letters and memoirs.
Army Official Records of the Civil War This link opens in a new window
Provides a record of official military records for Union and Confederate armies from 1880-1901. Free access from Cornell University.
Civil War in Words and Deeds This link opens in a new window
Regimental histories and personal narratives, compiled in the postwar period and early 20th Century period, chronicle the highs and lows of army life from 1861 through 1865.
Civil War Primary Source Documents This link opens in a new window
Contains manuscript material from the New York Historical Society, chronicling the American Civil War from warfare on land, at sea, in hospitals and prison camps, and reactions and impressions of the War from the home front. Focuses on the War as it was fought from 1861 to 1865 and represents both Northern and Southern perspectives. It also contains contextual documents leading up to War and after its conclusion.
Images of the American Civil War: Photographs, Posters, and Ephemera This link opens in a new window
Provides a vivid visual history of a nation in crisis. Thousands of dramatic images from the fields of battle, politics, and general society allow researchers to experience the events of the war that tested and defined America.

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