WMU Research Guides: Primary Documents in History: 19th Century America

Nineteenth Century America

American Civil War Letters and Diaries (Alexander Street) This link opens in a new window

Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation : U.S. Congressional Documents & Debates, 1774-1875

Civil War Collection (Accessible Archives) This link opens in a new window

Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker 1801-1819 This link opens in a new window
Illustrated Civil War Newspapers and Magazines This link opens in a new window
Liberator, The This link opens in a new window
Lily, The This link opens in a new window
Making of America (Cornell) This link opens in a new window
Making of America (Michigan) This link opens in a new window

Native American Documents Project

Nineteenth-Century Short Title Catalogue This link opens in a new window
North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries and Oral Histories This link opens in a new window
Sabin Americana, 1500-1926 This link opens in a new window

Secession Era Editorials Project

WMU Digitized Civil War Primary Sources

The WMU United States Civil War Collection consists of 8 diaries and 29 letters from the collections at the Western Michigan University Archives and Regional History Collections. They were written in the mid 1860s by men with connections to Michigan and the Midwest, regimental or residence, and represent diverse military experiences, ranging from a musician to a prisoner of war situation. The handwritten originals have full transcriptions that are searchable with comprehensive metadata and include page images.

Union Regimental Drum Corps (American Civil War; Wikimedia Commons)

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