American Civil War Records

Showcasing the rich history of Delawareans during the American Civil War

This new online resource provides a wide variety of documents and photographs that tell the story of Delaware troops who distinguished themselves on many of the war's battlefields, including Antietam, Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg; and in the war at sea. Additionally there are items that reflect the cultural, economic, political and social activities during that time.

• + Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers of Delaware
• + Volumes & Books of Union Soldiers of Delaware
• + Photographs, Broadsides, Lithographs, Maps, and Diaries
• + Follow the Civil War through the eyes of Delaware Soldier Cyrus Forwood
• + Follow the Civil War through the letters of Delaware Soldier Stephen Buckson
• + Miscellaneous Civil War Records
• + Visit our Sesquicentennial Commemoration of Delaware in the Civil War