Iowa Civil War Home

Research Resources for Sale!

Excellent and affordable additions to your library; tons of Iowa and Civil War data available on cd-roms.

 Civil War Pension Index Card Images Online

Ancestry.com members can search actual images of the Civil War Pension Index cards online.  This is an terrific resource!

 Cornell University's Making of America

Cornell University has put the "War of the Rebellion," (a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies) online, as a part of the "Making of America" (MOA) Project. A searchable index is available.  Actual page images are displayed.

 Civil War Research Database

Ancestry.com members can search for their Civil War ancestors, or look up the history of a Civil War unit in the Civil War Research Database.  You can also access the Civil War Research database directly at http://www.civilwardata.com.

Civil War Records at the National Archives

For information about sending for service and/or pension records from the National Archives, check this website.

 Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System

A computerized database containing information about servicemen on both sides during the Civil War.

State Historical Society of Iowa

The society has numerous holdings of Civil War material about Iowa soldiers, including diaries, letters, papers and photos.  The State of Iowa Adjutant General for the Civil War are housed at the Des Moines archives.  Information in these records include enlistment reports, camp reports, casualty reports, etc.

Civil War Records: Valuable Sources for Genealogists - article by Kip Sperry

Excellent article for beginners in Civil War research posted at Ancestry.com.

Civil War Timeline (page bottom)

Featured Index at the AmericanCivilWar.com site.

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