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The Civil War: Finding Books

This guide contains links to resources related to the U.S. Civil War and Illinois during the Civil War. It contains information on finding books, articles and government publications on the War and information on Civil War related Digital Collections.

Finding Books & Government Publications

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.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865