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97 resources for “United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives”

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The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865

Stillwell, Leander, 1843-1934

The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 — English source edition. Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865...

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narrativesStillwell, Leander, 1843-1934United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 61st (1862-1865) -- Biography
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Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1: April 1861-November 1863

Cox, Jacob D. (Jacob Dolson), 1828-1900

Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1: April 1861-November 1863 — English source edition. Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-...

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
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Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2: November 1863-June 1865

Cox, Jacob D. (Jacob Dolson), 1828-1900

Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2: November 1863-June 1865 — English source edition. Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1...

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
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Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army — Complete

Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888

Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army — Complete — English source edition. Subject: Generals -- United States -- Biography.

Generals -- United States -- BiographyUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- CampaignsUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
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Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army — Volume 1

Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888

Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army — Volume 1 — English source edition. Subject: Generals -- United States -- Biography.

Generals -- United States -- BiographyUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- CampaignsUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
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Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army — Volume 2

Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888

Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army — Volume 2 — English source edition. Subject: Generals -- United States -- Biography.

Generals -- United States -- BiographyUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- CampaignsUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
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Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War

Kidd, James Harvey, 1840-1913

Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War — English source edition. Subject: United States -- History...

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narrativesUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental historiesKidd, James Harvey, 1840-1913
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Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts

Stone, James Madison, 1841-1930

Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts — Eng...

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narrativesUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental historiesMassachusetts -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories
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Personal recollections of the war of 1861

Fuller, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1841-1916

Personal recollections of the war of 1861 — English source edition. Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narrativesFuller, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1841-1916United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 61st -- History
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Reminiscences of two years with the colored troops Personal Narratives of events in the War of the Rebellion, being papers read before the Rhode Island Soldiers and Sailors Historical Society. No. 7, Second Series

Addeman, Joshua M. (Joshua Melancthon), 1840-1930

Reminiscences of two years with the colored troops Personal Narratives of events in the War of the Rebellion, being papers read before the Rhode Island Sol...

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narrativesLouisiana -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865United States. Army. Rhode Island Heavy Artillery Regiment (Colored), 14th (1863-1864)
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The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion

Pinkerton, Allan, 1819-1884

The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion — English source edition. Subject: Unit...

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narrativesPinkerton, Allan, 1819-1884United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Secret service
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A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital

Jones, J. B. (John Beauchamp), 1810-1866

A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital — English source edition. Subject: Confederate States of America -- History.

Confederate States of America -- HistoryUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, ConfederateJones, J. B. (John Beauchamp), 1810-1866 -- Diaries
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Baltimore and the Nineteenth of April, 1861: A Study of the War

Brown, George William, 1812-1890

Baltimore and the Nineteenth of April, 1861: A Study of the War — English source edition. Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pers...

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narrativesUnited States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865Brown, George William, 1812-1890
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Bugle Blasts Read before the Ohio Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States

Crane, William E. (William Edmund), 1835-1905

Bugle Blasts Read before the Ohio Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States — English source edition. Subject: United State...

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narrativesUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental historiesCrane, William E. (William Edmund)
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Civil War Experiences under Bayard, Gregg, Kilpatrick, Custer, Raulston, and Newberry, 1862, 1863, 1864

Meyer, Henry C. (Henry Coddington), 1844-1935

Civil War Experiences under Bayard, Gregg, Kilpatrick, Custer, Raulston, and Newberry, 1862, 1863, 1864 — English source edition. Subject: United States --...

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narrativesUnited States. Army. New York Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865)United States. Army. New York Cavalry Regiment, 24th (1864-1865)
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Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War

Taylor, Richard, 1826-1879

Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War — English source edition. Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 --...

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- CampaignsReconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate
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Detailed minutiæ of soldier life in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865

McCarthy, Carlton, 1847-1936; Sheppard, William Ludwell, 1833-1912 [Illustrator]

Detailed minutiæ of soldier life in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865 — English source edition. Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861...

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental historiesUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, ConfederateMcCarthy, Carlton, 1847-
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Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War

Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925 [Editor]; Duke, Basil Wilson, 1838-1916; Hines, Thomas Henry, 1838-1898; Moran, Frank E., -1892; Pittenger, William, 1840-1904; Richards, A. E. (Adolphus Edwards), 1844-1920; Shelton, W. H. (William Henry), 1840-1932?; Willcox, Orlando B., 1823-1907; Wood, John Taylor, 1830-1904

Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War — English source edition. Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narra...

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narrativesChattanooga Railroad Expedition, 1862Mosby, John Singleton, 1833-1916
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Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States

Semmes, Raphael, 1809-1877

Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States — English source edition. Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Persona...

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, ConfederateAlabama (Screw sloop)Confederate States of America. Navy -- Biography
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Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888; Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891; Widger, David, 1932-2021 [Editor]

Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals — English source edition. Subject: Generals -- United States -- Biography.

Generals -- United States -- BiographyGrant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
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Project Gutenberg Edition of The Memoirs of Four Civil War Generals

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886; Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888; Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891; Widger, David, 1932-2021 [Compiler]

Project Gutenberg Edition of The Memoirs of Four Civil War Generals — English source edition. Subject: Generals -- United States -- Biography.

Generals -- United States -- BiographyGrant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
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Reminiscences of Two Years in the United States Navy

Batten, John M. (John Mullin), 1837-1916

Reminiscences of Two Years in the United States Navy — English source edition. Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narrat...

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narrativesUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations
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Reminiscences, Incidents, Battles, Marches and Camp Life of the Old 4th Michigan Infantry in War of Rebellion, 1861 to 1864

Barrett, Orvey S., 1832-1892

Reminiscences, Incidents, Battles, Marches and Camp Life of the Old 4th Michigan Infantry in War of Rebellion, 1861 to 1864 — English source edition. Subje...

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narrativesUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental historiesUnited States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 4th (1861-1864)
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