LibGuides: Civil War Resources Erie County Community College: Individual Battles

Battle of Shiloh--Primary Sources

Personal Reminiscences 3 weeks prior, during, and 10 days after the Battle of Shiloh
Written by a Union Solder
Shiloh, or, the Tennessee campaign of 1862 : written especially for the Army of the Tennessee in 1862
Louisiana newspaper report on the Battle of Shiloh

Bull Run/Manasses

How Bull Run battle was lost; The Ball's Bluff Massacre;
Written by the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, 1863
Official reports of Generals Johnston and Beauregard of the battle of Manassas, July 21st, 1861.
Leave Pope to get out of his scrape : McClellan's dispatches

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Diaries/Letters

Hathi Digital Trust - Personal Narratives of the Civil War
Hathi Trust is a vast collection of free, accessible digital books. This list includes diaries and letters from the Civil War
VMI collection: Letters from the Civil War
Recollections & Letters of Robert E. Lee
Collected by Lee's son, these provide insights into Robert E. Lee's life and thoughts.
Auburn University Civil War Letters & Diaries Collection
Contains searchable letters & diaries from common soldiers and official correspondence from major historical figures. Handwritten pages are transcribed for easy reading