LibGuides: HIS 306 : The United States Civil War Era: Get Started

Guide to Additional Sources outside of Special Collections

Additional resources available utilizing the Library catalog, article and newspaper searching, important websites, and Google Scholar.

Google Scholar @ Bradley This link opens in a new window
Google for scholarly articles and books. Connects to Bradley subscriptions as well as free content.
American Periodicals This link opens in a new window
Publications including special interest and general magazines, literary and professional journals, children's and women's magazines and other historically significant periodicals, from 1741-1900.
Chicago Tribune Historical Archive (1849-1997) This link opens in a new window
Historical articles from the Chicago Tribune covering 1849 - 1997.
New York Times Historical Archive This link opens in a new window
Historical articles from the New York Times covering 1851 to 3 years ago. Current articles via Nexis Uni.

Civil War National Park Service Soldiers Database
Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
Illinois Regimental and Unit Histories: 1861-1866
Civil War Companies organized in Peoria County, Illinois
Illinois Civil War Project
Gould D. Molineaux Diaries
Select "collections" then "collections by institution" then "Augustana College" and finally "Gould D. Molineaux Diaries" to view digitized diaries.
Aquilla Standifird Civil War Diaries and Letters
Civil War diary and letters of soldier from the 23rd Iowa.
Basil H. Messler Diary (Augustana)
Diary of a Mississippi Marine Brigade soldier covering 1864-1865.
Papers of J.H. Rowell (Eureka College)
An 1863 pocket diary kept by a soldier in the 17th Illinois.
General Leonard Fulton Ross Papers (WIU)
A collection of letters and other documents related to the life and service of General Leonard Fulton Ross of the 17th Illinois.
Peoria Historical Society Civil War Virtual Exhibit
A virtual exhibit of digitized letters, diaries, photographs, and artifacts related to Central Illinois in the Civil War. All material displayed is owned by the Peoria Historical Society. Some listings contain record information only.