You may wish to take a look at some of the books about the Civil War that we added to the collection during 2010. Go to our catalog to check for call numbers and owning library branch locations:
SLPL Website
Bradley, Michael R. It Happened in the Civil War: Remarkable Events That Shaped History. Bangor, ME: Globe Pequot Pr, 2010.
Egerton, Douglas R. Year of Meteors: Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, and the Election That Brought on the Civil War. New York: Bloomsbury Press, 2010.
Hager, Ruth Ann Abels. Dred & Harriet Scott: Their Family Story. St. Louis, Mo: St. Louis County Library, 2010.
McCurry, Stephanie. Confederate Reckoning: Power and Politics in the Civil War South. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 2010.
Marvel, William. The Great Task Remaining: the Third Year of Lincoln's War. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010.
Mortimer, Gavin. Double Death; the True Story of Pryce Lewis, the Civil War’s Most Daring Spy. New York: Walker & Co., 2010.
Stoker, Donald J. The Grand Design: Strategy and the U.S. Civil War. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010.
Titone, Nora. My Thoughts Be Bloody: the Bitter Rivalry between Edwin and John Wilkes Booth That Led to an American Tragedy. New York: Free Press, 2010.
Waugh, John C. Lincoln and Mcclellan: the Troubled Partnership between a President and His General. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Woodworth, Steven E. Manifest Destinies: America's Westward Expansion and the Road to the Civil War. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
BOOKS ABOUT WORLD WAR II ADDED DURING 2010
You may wish to take a look at some of the books about World War II that we added to the collection during 2010. Go to our catalog to check for call numbers and owning library branch locations:
SLPL Website
Goldstein, Richard. Helluva Town: The Story of New York City During World War II. New York: Free Press, 2010.
Hench, John B. Books as Weapons : Propaganda, Publishing, and the Battle for Global Markets in the Era of World War II. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2010.
Kirkpatrick, Charles E. An Unknown Future and a Doubtful Present: Writing the Victory Plan of 1941. Washington, D.C: Center of Military History, U.S. Army, 2010.
Leckie, Robert. Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific : a Young Marine's Stirring Account of Combat in World War II. New York: Bantam Books, 2010.
McManus, John C. Grunts: Inside the American Infantry Combat Experience, World War Ii Through Iraq. New York: NAL Caliber, 2010.
Moye, J T. Freedom Flyers: The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010.
Mukerjee, Madhusree. Churchill's Secret War: The British Empire and the Ravaging of India During World War II. New York: Basic Books, 2010.
Rottman, Gordon L, and Peter Dennis. World War II Battlefield Communications. Oxford: Osprey, 2010.
Sanders, Thomas, and Veronica Kavass. The Last Good War: The Faces and Voices of World War II. New York: Welcome Books, 2010.
Schultz, Duane P. Crossing the Rapido: A Tragedy of World War II. Yardley, Pa: Westholme Pub, 2010.
Showalter, Dennis E, Harold C. Deutsch, and William R. Forstchen. If the Allies Had Fallen: Sixty Alternate Scenarios of World War II. London: Frontline Books, 2010.
Snow, Richard F. A Measureless Peril: America in the Fight for the Atlantic, the Longest Battle of World War II. New York, NY: Scribner, 2010.
SLPL Website
Goldstein, Richard. Helluva Town: The Story of New York City During World War II. New York: Free Press, 2010.
Hench, John B. Books as Weapons : Propaganda, Publishing, and the Battle for Global Markets in the Era of World War II. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2010.
Kirkpatrick, Charles E. An Unknown Future and a Doubtful Present: Writing the Victory Plan of 1941. Washington, D.C: Center of Military History, U.S. Army, 2010.
Leckie, Robert. Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific : a Young Marine's Stirring Account of Combat in World War II. New York: Bantam Books, 2010.
McManus, John C. Grunts: Inside the American Infantry Combat Experience, World War Ii Through Iraq. New York: NAL Caliber, 2010.
Moye, J T. Freedom Flyers: The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010.
Mukerjee, Madhusree. Churchill's Secret War: The British Empire and the Ravaging of India During World War II. New York: Basic Books, 2010.
Rottman, Gordon L, and Peter Dennis. World War II Battlefield Communications. Oxford: Osprey, 2010.
Sanders, Thomas, and Veronica Kavass. The Last Good War: The Faces and Voices of World War II. New York: Welcome Books, 2010.
Schultz, Duane P. Crossing the Rapido: A Tragedy of World War II. Yardley, Pa: Westholme Pub, 2010.
Showalter, Dennis E, Harold C. Deutsch, and William R. Forstchen. If the Allies Had Fallen: Sixty Alternate Scenarios of World War II. London: Frontline Books, 2010.
Snow, Richard F. A Measureless Peril: America in the Fight for the Atlantic, the Longest Battle of World War II. New York, NY: Scribner, 2010.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
CIVIL WAR SOLDIER RESEARCH CHECKLIST, PART VII
XX. Civil War Soldier & Regiments Research: Some Basic Reference Titles for Civil War Buffs (or Small Public Libraries)
Note: Most titles are available for loan by St. Louis Public Library.
1. Coggins, Jack. Arms and Equipment of the Civil War. NY: Barnes & Noble, [1962]1999. ISBN-0-7807-1387-1.
2. Graf, John F. Warman's Civil War Collectibles Identification & Price Guide. Cincinnatti: KP Books, 2005. ISBN-0896893642.
3. Geer, Walter. Campaigns of the Civil War. Old Saybrook, CT: Konecky, 1926. ISBN-1-56852-268-1.
4. Groene, Bertram Hawthorne. Tracing Your Civil War Ancestor. NY: Ballantine Bks, 1989. ISBN-0-3453-6192-X.
5. Katcher, Philip. The Civil War Source Book. NY: Checkmark Bks, 1998. ISBN-0-8160-3833-3.
6. Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2002. ISBN-0-6848-6350-2. Out-of-print.
7. Lord, Francis A. Civil War Collector's Encyclopedia: Arms, Equipment, and Uniforms of the Union and Confederacy. Dover, 2004. ISBN-0-4864-3660-8.
8. McDonald, John. Great Battles of the Civil War. NY: MacMillan, 1988. ISBN-0-0203-4554-2. Out-of-print.
9. McManus, Stephen, Donald Thompson, and Thomas Churchill. Civil War Research Guide: a Guide for Researching Your Civil War Ancestor. Stackpole, 2003. ISBN-0-8117-2643-6.
10. McPherson, James M. Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom: the Civil War Era. NY: Oxford University Press, 1988. ISBN-0-1951-5901-2. Out-of-print.
11. Military Service Records: a Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications. Washington, DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, 1985. ISBN-0-911333-07-X.
12. Nosworthy, Brent. The Bloody Crucible of Courage: Fighting Methods and Combat Experience of the Civil War. NY: Carroll & Graf, 2003. ISBN-0-7867-1147-7.
13. Official Military Atlas of the Civil War. NY: Barnes & Noble, 2003. ISBN-0-7067-5044-0.
14. Phisterer, Frederick. Statistical Record of the Armies of the United States. Edison, NJ: Castle Books, 2002. ISBN-0-7858-1585-6.
15. Pritchard, Russ A. Civil War Weapons and Equipment. Lyons Press, 2003. ISBN-158574493X.
16. Wilbur, C. Keith. Civil War Medicine, 1861-1865. Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot Press, 1998. ISBN-0-7627-0341-5.
17. Wiley, Bell Irvin. The Life of Billy Yank: the Common Soldier of the Union. Baton Rouge: LSU Press, 1979. ISBN-0-8071-0476-0.
18. Wiley, Bell Irvin. The Life of Johnny Reb: the Common Soldier of the Confederacy. Baton Rouge: LSU Press, 1979. ISBN-0-8071-0475-2.
19. Wooster, Robert. The Civil War Bookshelf: 50 Must-Read Books About the War Between the States. NY: Kensington Publishing Group, 2001. ISBN-0-8065-2188-0.
Note: Most titles are available for loan by St. Louis Public Library.
1. Coggins, Jack. Arms and Equipment of the Civil War. NY: Barnes & Noble, [1962]1999. ISBN-0-7807-1387-1.
2. Graf, John F. Warman's Civil War Collectibles Identification & Price Guide. Cincinnatti: KP Books, 2005. ISBN-0896893642.
3. Geer, Walter. Campaigns of the Civil War. Old Saybrook, CT: Konecky, 1926. ISBN-1-56852-268-1.
4. Groene, Bertram Hawthorne. Tracing Your Civil War Ancestor. NY: Ballantine Bks, 1989. ISBN-0-3453-6192-X.
5. Katcher, Philip. The Civil War Source Book. NY: Checkmark Bks, 1998. ISBN-0-8160-3833-3.
6. Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2002. ISBN-0-6848-6350-2. Out-of-print.
7. Lord, Francis A. Civil War Collector's Encyclopedia: Arms, Equipment, and Uniforms of the Union and Confederacy. Dover, 2004. ISBN-0-4864-3660-8.
8. McDonald, John. Great Battles of the Civil War. NY: MacMillan, 1988. ISBN-0-0203-4554-2. Out-of-print.
9. McManus, Stephen, Donald Thompson, and Thomas Churchill. Civil War Research Guide: a Guide for Researching Your Civil War Ancestor. Stackpole, 2003. ISBN-0-8117-2643-6.
10. McPherson, James M. Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom: the Civil War Era. NY: Oxford University Press, 1988. ISBN-0-1951-5901-2. Out-of-print.
11. Military Service Records: a Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications. Washington, DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, 1985. ISBN-0-911333-07-X.
12. Nosworthy, Brent. The Bloody Crucible of Courage: Fighting Methods and Combat Experience of the Civil War. NY: Carroll & Graf, 2003. ISBN-0-7867-1147-7.
13. Official Military Atlas of the Civil War. NY: Barnes & Noble, 2003. ISBN-0-7067-5044-0.
14. Phisterer, Frederick. Statistical Record of the Armies of the United States. Edison, NJ: Castle Books, 2002. ISBN-0-7858-1585-6.
15. Pritchard, Russ A. Civil War Weapons and Equipment. Lyons Press, 2003. ISBN-158574493X.
16. Wilbur, C. Keith. Civil War Medicine, 1861-1865. Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot Press, 1998. ISBN-0-7627-0341-5.
17. Wiley, Bell Irvin. The Life of Billy Yank: the Common Soldier of the Union. Baton Rouge: LSU Press, 1979. ISBN-0-8071-0476-0.
18. Wiley, Bell Irvin. The Life of Johnny Reb: the Common Soldier of the Confederacy. Baton Rouge: LSU Press, 1979. ISBN-0-8071-0475-2.
19. Wooster, Robert. The Civil War Bookshelf: 50 Must-Read Books About the War Between the States. NY: Kensington Publishing Group, 2001. ISBN-0-8065-2188-0.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
CIVIL WAR SOLDIER RESEARCH CHECKLIST, PART VI
XV. Burials
1. U.S. Roll of Honor
2. State rolls of honor
3. State archives veteran burials lists
4. State home/hospital records
5. DAR cemetery lists
6. Headstone records
7. NCA Nationwide Gravesite Locator
8. SUVCW Nationwide Graves Registration Database
9. Local cemetery records
XVI. Photographs
1. U.S. Army Military History Institute in Carlisle Barracks, PA
2. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library at Springfield, IL
3. Library of Congress- American Memory
XVII. Correspondence
1. County historical societies
A. State archives
B. University special collections departments
C. WHMC at Columbia, MO
2. Letters to local newspaper from soldier
A. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library at Springfield, IL
B. State Historical Society of Missouri at Columbia, MO
3. Letters to Adjutant-General/Secretary of War asking about status of soldier
[National Archives- RG 94, Series M725, Index to Letters Received, 1846, 1861-1889, 9 rolls]
4. Letters to and from Pension Board and soldier [National Archives- RG 94, Series M686, Index to General Correspondence of Records & Pension Office, 1889-1920, 385 rolls]
5. Letters to/from spouses/parents about dead/badly wounded/captured soldier (State Archives)
XVIII. Newspapers as Sources of Civil War Information
1. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library at Springfield, IL
2. State Historical Society of Missouri at Columbia, MO
XIX. Periodical Articles as Sources of Civil War Information
1. Confederate Veteran
2. Journal of Southern History
3. Popular current Civil War magazines:
A. America's Civil War
B. Blue & Gray
C. Camp Chase Gazette
D. Civil War Times Illustrated
E. North & South
4. County historical & genealogical society publications
5. State historical & genealogical society publications
1. U.S. Roll of Honor
2. State rolls of honor
3. State archives veteran burials lists
4. State home/hospital records
5. DAR cemetery lists
6. Headstone records
7. NCA Nationwide Gravesite Locator
8. SUVCW Nationwide Graves Registration Database
9. Local cemetery records
XVI. Photographs
1. U.S. Army Military History Institute in Carlisle Barracks, PA
2. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library at Springfield, IL
3. Library of Congress- American Memory
XVII. Correspondence
1. County historical societies
A. State archives
B. University special collections departments
C. WHMC at Columbia, MO
2. Letters to local newspaper from soldier
A. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library at Springfield, IL
B. State Historical Society of Missouri at Columbia, MO
3. Letters to Adjutant-General/Secretary of War asking about status of soldier
[National Archives- RG 94, Series M725, Index to Letters Received, 1846, 1861-1889, 9 rolls]
4. Letters to and from Pension Board and soldier [National Archives- RG 94, Series M686, Index to General Correspondence of Records & Pension Office, 1889-1920, 385 rolls]
5. Letters to/from spouses/parents about dead/badly wounded/captured soldier (State Archives)
XVIII. Newspapers as Sources of Civil War Information
1. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library at Springfield, IL
2. State Historical Society of Missouri at Columbia, MO
XIX. Periodical Articles as Sources of Civil War Information
1. Confederate Veteran
2. Journal of Southern History
3. Popular current Civil War magazines:
A. America's Civil War
B. Blue & Gray
C. Camp Chase Gazette
D. Civil War Times Illustrated
E. North & South
4. County historical & genealogical society publications
5. State historical & genealogical society publications
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
CIVIL WAR SOLDIER RESEARCH CHECKLIST, PART V
XI. Discharge Records
1. Listing in Adjutant-General report
2. Discharge recorded in county Recorder of Deeds office
A. Recorder of Deeds (or County Clerk) offices
B. MO State Archives or IRAD
C. Discharge papers of regular army & navy men sometimes in homestead land/pension files
XII. Disability Claims
1. Listing in files maintained by National & State Archives
2. Listing in 1883 Pension Roll of United States
3. Request for artificial limbs/eyes to State Adjutant-General or War Department
A. National Archives- RG 94, Series M725, Index to Letters Received, 1846, 1861-1889, 9 rolls
B. National Archives- RG 94, Series M686, Index to General Correspondence of Records & Pension Office, 1889-1920 (385 rolls)
4. List of rejected disability claims
XIII. Pension Records
1. Federal- NARA (Union soldiers)
2. State- State Archives (Confederate soldiers)
3. Pension recipient questionaires (AL,AR,LA,TN,US)
XIV. Deaths
1. Account in regimental reports to commanding generals (O.R.)
2. Account in regimental reports to state Adjutant-General (state archives)
3. Local newspaper lists of local casualties
A. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library at Springfield, IL
B. State Historical Society of Missouri at Columbia, MO
4. Probate/will record
A. Probate Judge
B. Clerk of the Circuit Court
C. MO State Archives Local Records Inventory Database or IRAD (IL)
5. Patriotic society annual reports
A. GAR/SUVCW
B. UCV/UDC
C. MOLLUS
D. Society of the Army of the Cumberland/other army societies
E. Regimental society annual reports/reunion booklets
1. Listing in Adjutant-General report
2. Discharge recorded in county Recorder of Deeds office
A. Recorder of Deeds (or County Clerk) offices
B. MO State Archives or IRAD
C. Discharge papers of regular army & navy men sometimes in homestead land/pension files
XII. Disability Claims
1. Listing in files maintained by National & State Archives
2. Listing in 1883 Pension Roll of United States
3. Request for artificial limbs/eyes to State Adjutant-General or War Department
A. National Archives- RG 94, Series M725, Index to Letters Received, 1846, 1861-1889, 9 rolls
B. National Archives- RG 94, Series M686, Index to General Correspondence of Records & Pension Office, 1889-1920 (385 rolls)
4. List of rejected disability claims
XIII. Pension Records
1. Federal- NARA (Union soldiers)
2. State- State Archives (Confederate soldiers)
3. Pension recipient questionaires (AL,AR,LA,TN,US)
XIV. Deaths
1. Account in regimental reports to commanding generals (O.R.)
2. Account in regimental reports to state Adjutant-General (state archives)
3. Local newspaper lists of local casualties
A. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library at Springfield, IL
B. State Historical Society of Missouri at Columbia, MO
4. Probate/will record
A. Probate Judge
B. Clerk of the Circuit Court
C. MO State Archives Local Records Inventory Database or IRAD (IL)
5. Patriotic society annual reports
A. GAR/SUVCW
B. UCV/UDC
C. MOLLUS
D. Society of the Army of the Cumberland/other army societies
E. Regimental society annual reports/reunion booklets
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