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Civil War-era Digital Collections at the Library of Congress

The Library of Congress Digital Collections contain vast holdings from the Civil War-era. This Research Guide provides links to numerous digital collections at the LOC organized by subjects.

Digitized Curated Collections

Digitized Curated Collections

The Library of Congress has digital collections of Civil War-era materials curated by various material types. These include: maps, Broadsides, Ephemera, newspapers, Sheet Music, Books, Pamphlets, and Photographs. There are also collections of Civil War documents and artifacts collected by private individuals and donated to the Library of Congress.