Reference Series volume 1

Reference Series volume 1. In response to dozens of requests for a primary source document collection, we present this first volume. All collections are searchable.

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Battles and Leaders of the Civil War is recognized as the outstanding history of the War between the States to come out of the 19th century. THis series was originally conceived in 1883 by the editors of Century Company, who set out to provide an accurate, unbiased account of the war. It was authored by the commanders and their subordinates from both the Confederate and Union forces who actually fought, planned or were eyewitnesses to the events they describe therein.

Confederate Military History is a 12-volume series of books written and/or edited by former Confederate Brigadier General Clement A. Evans[1] that deals with specific topics related to the military personalities, places, battles, and campaigns in various Southern United States states, including those of the Confederacy.

Confederate Veteran Magazine. Nashville-based Confederate Veteran magazine was founded in 1893 by Sumner Archibald Cunningham, who also edited it. The monthly magazine commemorating the Confederate soldier was originally designed to inform patrons on the status of the Jefferson Davis monument fund spearheaded by Cunningham but eventually evolved into a clearinghouse for information related to events and rituals honoring Confederate traditions like reunions, battle enactments, and the erection of granite memorials. The magazine also reported on local and regional activities of the United Confederate Veterans and United Daughters of the Confederacy. But Cunningham's magazine played its most important role as a mouthpiece for rank-and-file reminiscences. It stood in sharp contrast to the Southern Historical Society Papers edited by J. William Jones in Virginia, which stressed grand debates about strategy and command-level war aims.

Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Frederick H. Dyer (1849-1917) began collecting archival records of the war in 1867 and spent 40 years compiling a massive "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" (Des Moines, 1908). Based largely on official government records, that volume contains nearly 1,800 pages of minuscule print and documents every military unit, battle, skirmish or other event. It has been a basic authority on the war ever since it appeared.

Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War. The Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War produced volumes of copious reports based on its field work and the testimony of dozens of witnesses. Published periodically throughout the committee's four-year tenure, these reports were often summarized in newspapers. Nevertheless, in comparison to other congressional investigations, the work of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War remained mostly unknown to the American public. Despite this low-profile status, the committee's investigations fulfilled the congressional responsibility for oversight during a time of national crisis. Committee members felt satisfied that their inquiry prompted President Lincoln to more carefully consider the strategy and evaluate the performance of his top field commanders. Interviews with military commanders provided detailed accounts of action in the field, while creating a record of wartime events which otherwise would not have been preserved.

Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865. The Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865 was printed in a seven-volume set between 1904 and 1905 as Senate Document No. 234 of the U.S. Serial Set, 58th Congress, 2nd session. A Senate Resolution dated January 28, 1904, directed the secretary of war, Elihu Root, to transmit to the U.S. Senate a copy of the Journal of the Provisional Congress and of the 1st and 2nd Congresses of the Confederate States of America. Volume 1 contains the Journal of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States of America, the proceedings of the Constitutional Convention in Montgomery, Alabama, and an appendix containing the Provisional and Permanent Constitutions of the Confederate States. Volumes 2 through 4 contain the Journals of the Senate, 1st and 2nd Congress of the Confederate States of America. The Journals document the proceedings of the open, secret, and executive sessions of the Senate. Volumes 5 through 7 contain Journals of the House of Representatives, 1st and 2nd Congress of the Confederate States of America. The Journals document the proceedings of the House, including both open and secret sessions.

The Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion, commonly known as the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies or Official Records (OR or ORs), is the most extensive collection of American Civil War naval records available to the general public. It includes selected first-hand accounts, orders, reports, maps, diagrams, and correspondence drawn from official records of both Union and Confederate navies.

The Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies in the War of the Rebellion, commonly known as the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies or Official Records (OR or ORs), is the most extensive collection of American Civil War land warfare records available to the general public. It includes selected first-hand accounts, orders, reports, maps, diagrams, and correspondence drawn from official records of both Union and Confederate armies.

Southern Historical Society Papers. The Southern Historical Society was an American organization founded to preserve archival materials related to the government of the Confederate States of America and to document the history of the American Civil War.[1][2][3] The society was organized on May 1, 1869, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Rebellion Record. The Rebellion Record is a 12-volume collection of documents, newspaper reports, speeches, poems, and songs that chronicles the American Civil War. The work was published in New York between 1861 and 1868, while the war was still being fought. It was edited by Frank Moore (1828-1904). The collection offers a contemporary history of the war and its impact on American culture. It includes articles and letters from newspapers in the Confederate States.