Books can contain summaries of research on a particular topic, such as Shelby Foote's The Civil War: A Narrative, or personal narratives of events, such as Reminiscences of the Civil War by a group of men from the 103rd Illinois Infantry. Books can be found using Library online catalogs, such as WestCat and I-Share, or union catalogs such as WorldCat, an index to books, maps and other resources owned by libraries throughout the World. When searching WestCat, I-Share and WorldCat, the subject heading for the U.S. Civil War is:
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
This phrase can be copied into a Subject Search in WestCat. Searches can be narrowed further if needed by browsing through related subjects for an appropriate subject heading. The link below can be used to connect to a list of subjects on the Civil War in WestCat.