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The Civil War: Government Publications

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.

Indexes to Government Publications

Many U.S. and Illinois government agencies have issued publications related to the Civil War, especially during the early 1960s. Government publications available in the WIU Libraries can be found using WestCat. The U.S. Congressional Serial Set, a collection of U.S. Congressional reports and publications that Congress ordered to be printed, includes over 50,000 references to publications related to the Civil War. The Serial Set is available digitally using the links below. Illinois Government Publications can be found using WestCat or I-Share.

In the Serial Set, the Civil War is listed under the subject Armed Forces and Conflicts as:

U.S. Civil War (1861-1865)

This phrase can also be copied into the Subject box. There are over 55,000 documents and 1300 maps on the Civil War in the Serial Set.

Illinois Government Publications can be found using WestCat, I-Share or WorldCat.