41. Friends Of The Hunley To date the buttons recovered from the Hunley submarine as a whole representa diverse collection of both confederate and union military units. http://www.hunley.org/main_index.asp?CONTENT=press&ID=68

42. Maryland Union Units The Official Records of the union and confederate Armies US Army military HistoryInstitute Unit Bibliographies Lists of for all US, USCT, CS unitsnote only http://home.att.net/~secondmdus/usunits.html

Maryland Union Regimental History Sources If you know of a resource that should be included here, please send and e-mail to secondmdus@att.net Note: As capsule histories of all Maryland Union Units are available online (see links below) no attempt has been made to include them here. Maryland Union Regiments Light Artillery 1st Light Artillery, Battery A - "Rigby's" 1st Light Artillery, Battery B - "Snow's" 2nd Light Artillery, Battery A - "Junior" 2nd Light Artillery, Battery B - "Eagle Artillery" Baltimore Light Artillery - "Alexander's" The (Independant) Baltimore Battery Battery D Light Artillery Cavalry 1st Cavalry (Cole's) 1st Cavalry 2nd Cavalry 3rd Cavalry Purnell Legion Cavalry Smith's Independant Company Cavalry Infantry 1st Infantry 2nd Infantry 3rd Infantry 4th Infantry 5th Infantry 6th Infantry 7th Infantry 8th Infantry 9th Infantry 10th Infantry 11th Infantry 12th Infantry 13th Infantry Eastern Shore Infantry 1st Infantry, Eastern Shore 2nd Infantry, Eastern Shore Potomac Home Brigade 1st PHB Infantry 2nd PHB Infantry 3rd PHB Infantry 4th PHB Infantry Other Patapsco Guards

43. Researching Maryland Units In The Civil War my Maryland union units Page or my Maryland confederate units Page for a listof sources on these regiments. Be sure to check the US Army military History http://home.att.net/~secondmdus/res.html

Maryland Civil War Research Where to Begin The best way to begin your search is to play 20 questions with your elderly relatives about what they know of the last several generations. Search the house for images, documents, anything that might give you clues to the past. If you are not familiar with how to research Civil War regiments, I suggest that you find a copy of Tracing Your Civil War Ancestor by Bertram Hawthorne Groene, ISBN:0-345-36192-X. This book is readable and includes much useful information. The National Archive's Civil War Records Tutorial includes a thorough explanation of the kinds of information in their collections. These sources will give you an idea of what information is available and what types of clues to look for. At a minimum there are several pieces of information that you need to begin your search: a name, unit number, place of residence, dates, and date/place of death. You need not have all of these. But the more information you have the easier you search will be. Each of these items can help you locate clues to your ancestor's service. Research Plan Gather as much information as you can from documents, photos, relics, and relatives.

44. Alton, Illinois - Civil War Era - Confederate Prison arrived at the Alton Federal military Prison on An additional number of civiliansand union soldiers were During the war several different units were assigned http://www.altonweb.com/history/civilwar/confed/

Alton Prison Search Prison Records Alton in the Civil War Credits HOME The Alton prison opened in 1833 as the first Illinois State Penitentiary and was closed in 1860, when the last prisoners were moved to a new facility at Joliet. By late in 1861 an urgent need arose to relieve the overcrowding at 2 St. Louis prisons. On December 31, 1861, Major General Henry Halleck, Commander of the Department of the Missouri, ordered Lieutenant-Colonel James B. McPherson to Alton for an inspection of the closed penitentiary. Colonel McPherson reported that the prison could be made into a military prison and house up to 1,750 prisoners with improvements estimated to cost $2,415. The first prisoners arrived at the Alton Federal Military Prison on February 9, 1862 and members of the 13 th U.S. Infantry were assigned as guards, with Colonel Sidney Burbank commanding. During the next three years over 11,764 Confederate prisoners would pass through the gates of the Alton Prison. Of the four different classes of prisoners housed at Alton, Confederate soldiers made up most of the population. Citizens, including several women, were imprisoned here for treasonable actions, making anti-Union statements, aiding an escaped Confederate, etc. Others, classified as bushwhackers or guerillas, were imprisoned for acts against the government such as bridge burning and railroad vandalism. Click on photo for larger image Conditions in the prison were harsh and the mortality rate was above average for a Union prison. Hot, humid summers and cold Midwestern winters took a heavy toll on prisoners already weakened by poor nourishment and inadequate clothing. The prison was overcrowded much of the time and sanitary facilities were inadequate. Pneumonia and dysentery were common killers but contagious diseases such as smallpox and rubella were the most feared. When smallpox infection became alarmingly high in the winter of 1862 and spring of 1863, a quarantine hospital was located on an island across the Mississippi River from the prison.

45. Battle Of Olustee - The Battle Itself In early March, 1865, the last military operation of of confederate militia and homeguard units, along with a few regular troops, stopped a union raid against http://extlab1.entnem.ufl.edu/olustee/battle.html

The Battle of Olustee Early in the morning of February 20, 1864, General Seymour's army left Barbers' Station and moved westward towards Lake City. Because of the necessity of posting garrisons at Jacksonville and elsewhere , the Union force consisted of between 5,000 and 5,500 men. The small army was divided into three brigades of infantry, one brigade of mounted troops, and supporting artillery The Federals advanced in three columns along the Lake City and Jacksonville Road, which ran roughly parallel to the Florida Atlantic and Gulf-Central Railroad. The Federal cavalry was in the vanguard, followed by the slower-moving infantry. By mid-day the Federals had reached Sanderson , where they briefly stopped for lunch. While it Sanderson, Seymour and his staff were warned by a defiant southern woman: "'You will come back faster than you go."' The Union officers were amused at her boldness. In the early afternoon of February 20, a few miles west of Sanderson, the advance elements of the Union cavalry began skirmishing with a few southern horsemen that appeared to their front. This skirmishing was maintained for several miles, with the Federals driving the Confederates westward towards the railroad station at Olustee, about ten miles east of Lake City. Southern resistance intensified as the Federals neared Olustee.

46. Confederate States, Civil War Regimental Histories, Directory Index directory to regimental histories of confederate States of America, all states INFANTRY, AND OTHER units, confederate STATES OF AMERICA records Private researcher confederate military http://www.tarleton.edu/~kjones/confeds.html

Confederate Regimental Histories Directory Confederate States General Genealogy ALABAMA General Artillery Cavalry Infantry ARIZONA General Artillery Cavalry Infantry ARKANSAS General Artillery Cavalry Infantry CS Army General Artillery Cavalry Infantry FLORIDA General Artillery Cavalry Infantry GEORGIA General Artillery Cavalry Infantry INDIAN UNITS General Artillery Cavalry Infantry KENTUCKY General Artillery Cavalry Infantry LOUISIANA General Artillery Cavalry Infantry MARYLAND General Artillery Cavalry Infantry MISSISSIPPI General Artillery Cavalry Infantry MISSOURI General Artillery Cavalry Infantry NORTH CAROLINA General Artillery Cavalry Infantry SOUTH CAROLINA General Artillery Cavalry Infantry TENNESSEE General Artillery Cavalry Infantry TEXAS General Artillery Cavalry Infantry VIRGINIA General Artillery Cavalry Infantry WEST VIRGINIA General Artillery Cavalry Infantry BRIGADES General Artillery Cavalry Infantry DIVISIONS, CORPS General Artillery Cavalry Infantry INDEX OF REGIMENTAL HISTORIES: ARTILLERY, CAVALRY, INFANTRY, AND OTHER UNITS, CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA The Confederacy raised between 764 and 1009 regiments over the period of the Civil War. The lack of adequate records precludes a more accurate count. Regardless of the actual number of regiments recruited, the list below is but a small fraction of those that were raised. It is hoped that many other Civil War regiments will find a "webmaster" in the future to preserve their history. General Information Bibliography American Civil War Unit Bibliographies [ Bibliography from the United States Military History Institute Regimental Histories [

47. Civil War Rosters - All States UPDATED 05/07/04 Army Regimental History Index. Index of Civil War Naval Forces confederate andUnion Ships. But don t just try Civil War - try surnames and military units! http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Lair/3680/cw/cw.html

Civil War Rosters - Arranged by State The MOST COMPLETE list of Civil War roster Links on the web This is a directory of Civil War Rosters/Muster Rolls that have been found on the internet. Since only 50-60% of all rosters are on the internet, some units will not be listed. If you find a roster that is not listed, please forward URL to me and I will gladly add it. NOTE: If you can't find your unit or regiment on these pages, please check the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors page. Soldier List Regiment List Sailors List UPDATE Last - 05/07/04   -   RELOAD! Page Update 05/07/04: TN, and Soldier Burials EMAIL TO:valeddy@hotmail.com Family Tree Magazine - "101 Best New Web Sites" for 2003 Alabama Arkansas California ... Civil War Records by National Archives and Records Administration Much information on Civil War Records, to include Compiling a Soldier's History; Where to find records; Photographs and Maps and more... Battles by State - The American Civil War 1861-1865 Confederate Regimental History Links Union Army Regimental History Index Index of Civil War Naval Forces - Confederate and Union Ships Family Photos Mystery Photos Military Photos Marketplace Recipes Stories Family Websites www.ancientfaces.com

48. Confederate Military Terminology union Regiments. regiments by the states and localities, while facilitating unit loyalityand pride losses could easily wipe out the male military age population http://members.aol.com/awill84810/militaryterms.htm

Confederate Military Terminology Company: A company was commanded by a Captain. In theory made up from 100 soldiers. This varied greatly, however especially in the Confederacy. In practice a Confederate company was composed of 50 to 100 soldiers. A company could be further broken down into squads (usually 4 to a company) commanded by lieutenants, sergeants and corporals. Officially a company had a letter or number designation such as Company A 1st Virginia Volunteers. Very often especially early in the war, a company would take on a colorful name, and be known by that, such as the Raccoon Roughs. Battalions: This was not a common unit on either side, but both sides had them, the Confederacy a little more so than the Union. Battalions were composed of 2 to 6 companies and consisted of 200 to 600 soldiers Battery: In theory a Confederate battery would consist of 6 artillery pieces, each with a limber drawn by 6 horses In addition a battery would have 6 caissons, with each caisson requiring 6 horses. With this many horses and wheeled vehicles, a battery would have artificers (blacksmiths) and farriers with mobile forges as well. In practice, however, the Confederate battery had only 4 to 5 field pieces often not of the same caliber. Again, in theory, a battery would consist of of 150 to 160 men commanded by a captain.The captain would be assisted by 4 lieutenants, 2 staff sergeants, 6 sergeants, a dozen corporals 70 cannoneers, 50 or so drivers, with the artificers, farriers and a couple of buglers rounding out the lot. In practice the average Confederate battery would make do with fewer men and horses.

49. Birmingham Library Records Showing Service of military units in Volunteer Compiled Service of VolunteerUnion Soldiers Who Compiled Service Records of confederate General and http://members.aol.com/mapurdy16/Bham.htm

A Partial Listing of Civil War Military Information Contained on Microfilm at the Birmingham Public Library's Southern History Collection in Birmingham, Alabama. The microfilms are listed alphabetically by title. The Library of Congress or the Dewey Decimal number is included as well. The archivists at the library will be able to help you locate these microfilms) Alabama in the Formation of the Confederacy , by Melvin Durward Long Case Files of Applications from Former Confederates for Presidential Pardons ("Amnesty Papers") 1865-1867 . The listing is divided by state with an alphabetic listing of pardons granted in each state. Census of Confederate Soldiers in Alabama, 1907 Blount County, AL Probate Court. Census of Confederate Soldiers in Alabama, 1907 Civil War Photographs : A Selection from Negatives in the Matthew B. Brady Collection in the 1961 Prints and Photographs Collection of the Library of Congress. Commandant of Conscript, State of Alabama, 1864-1865, Letterbook . A chronological abstract list of letters to Col. Lockhart. Compiled Records Showing Service of Military Units in Confederate Organizations . These 68 rolls of microfilm contain information about the military units of all the States that furnished Confederate troops. These microfilms include information about unit and company officers, company muster sites, pay rolls, and bivouacs. The information is organized by unit and then by company within unit records. Compiled service records for individual soldiers are not included in these records.

50. The War Of The Rebellion: A Compilation Of The Official Records Of The Union And units. Timeline. Trivia Game. Official Records. THE. WAR OF THE REBELLION A COMPILATIONOF THE. OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE. union AND confederate http://www.ehistory.com/uscw/library/or/index.cfm

eHistory > American Civil War Search Store Members Articles ... Trivia Game Official Records T HE W AR OF T HE R EBELLION: A C OMPILATION O F T HE O FFICIAL R ECORDS OF THE U NION AND C ONFEDERATE A RMIES About the Official Records No serious study of the American Civil War is complete without consulting the Official Records. Affectionately known as the "OR", the 128 volumes of the Official Records provide the most comprehensive, authoritative, and voluminous reference on Civil War operations. Access the Official Records by Series or Volume Browse the Official Records with our fast and easy-to-use index. Jump to the exact Volume, Part or Campaign. Search the Official Records eHistory Store Specials Includes the Official Records See more specials ... HistoryList! Five Top Civil War Reference Works War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies The Civil War Day By Day: An Almanac The Civil War Dictionary Battles and Leaders of the Civil War See entire List About Site Map Contact All images and content are the property of eHistory.com, LLC unless otherwise stated.

51. Native Americans - Stand Watie 1863 and 1864, as did other irregular units such as 21, 1864, but Watie focused onlyon military targets and 1863, he attacked the union Cherokees at Tahlequah http://www.nativeamericans.com/StandWatie.htm

Stand Watie Stand Watie was born Dec. 12, 1806, near Rome Georgia, and died Sept. 9, 1871, at his home on Honey Creek in Delaware County, Oklahoma, near the northwest corner of Arkansas. He learned to read and write English at a mission school in Georgia, and occasionally helped write for the Cherokee Phoenix newspaper (after Sequoyah developed the 86-symbol Cherokee syllabary in 1821) with his brother Buck Watie (who took the name of Elias Boudinot from a white benefactor). His father David Watie (or Oowatie) was the brother of Major Ridge, and the Ridge-Watie families became wealthy slave-owning planters in the new Cherokee constitutional republic that replaced tribal government in 1827. The state of Georgia opposed any form of tribal government and in 1828 began to pass repressive anti-Indian laws without any recourse for the Cherokee in state courts. After gold was discovered on Cherokee lands in northern Georgia, 3000 white settlers poached on Indian lands. Only the treaties with the federal government gave Indians protection from the states. The Supreme Court under John Marshall declared the repressive state laws null and void in the 1832 Worcester v. Georgia

52. Civil War Ancestors - Researching Union, Confederate, African American And Women This governmental unit also has information on researching is sometimes called inthe South), union soldiers were Ordering military Records from the NARA. The http://genealogy.allinfoabout.com/features/civilwar.html

All Info About Genealogy A-Z Site Index Marriage Records Military Home All Info About Genealogy - Finding Civil War Era Ancestors. advertise with us contacting us Select Your Language Deutsch Espanol Francois Italiano ... Portugese Topics A-Z Site Index Sign up for a Free Weekly All Info About Genealogy Newsletter Read this week's online Subscribe Unsubscribe Powered by YourMailinglistProvider.com Advertise on Allinfo About We offer extremely competitive rates for businesses of all sizes. Click here to find out more T he Civil War Researching Union and Confederate Soldiers By Margaret Smith Memorial Day Ordering Records Union Confederates ... Databases B rief History of Memorial Day "On May 5, 1868, General John A. Logan, commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, issued his famed Order No. 11, designating May 30 as Decoration Day. Later, Decoration Day became Memorial Day in most states and territories. General Logan's order began, 'The thirtieth of May 1868 is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country (during the late rebellion) and whose bodies lie in almost every city, village, and hamlet churchyard in the land...' The Services were held in Carbondale, Illinois, and Col. E.J. Ingersoll led 219 Union veterans parading to the cemetery where Gen. Logan gave the principal speech which included these words: 'Every man's life belongs to his country and no man has the right to refuse it when his country calls for it!'" (Source: The State of Virginia's

53. Civil War Genealogy Resources - Page 3 - Ci - Confederate - Connecticut - All-In and achievements of a particular unit, often focusing on general collections and isarranged by union and confederate over 5 million names of military from 30 http://genealogy.allinfoabout.com/subjects/subcivilwarc.html

All Info About Genealogy A-Z Site Index Marriage Records Military Home U. S. Civil War genealogy research links and resources, Page 3 (Ci - Confederates - Connecticut). advertise with us contacting us Select Your Language Deutsch Espanol Francois Italiano ... Portugese Topics A-Z Site Index Sign up for a Free Weekly All Info About Genealogy Newsletter Read this week's online Subscribe Unsubscribe Powered by YourMailinglistProvider.com Advertise on Allinfo About We offer extremely competitive rates for businesses of all sizes. Click here to find out more American Civil War Ancestors Page 3 The Civil War: A Narrative: Fort Sumter to Perryville, Fredericksburg to Meridian, Red River to Appomattox (Book) by Shelby Foote. Civil War Online Web Ring Civil War in Pennsylvania Rosters and pensions listed for free on this huge, huge site. Civil War Pension Index - Ancestry.com (Subscription) These application cards (for Federal, not Confederate pensions) were indexed by the Pension Office and kept by the National Archives. Free Trial Civil War Prison Camps Civil War Research and Genealogy A bibliography and directory of links to web sites pertaining to the Civil War. Included are cemeteries and burial sites, rosters, and more.

54. NARA | Genealogy | Civil War Records Charles E. military Bibliography of the Civil War. 4 vols. New York New York PublicLibrary, 197187. A guide to published union and confederate unit histories http://www.archives.gov/research_room/genealogy/military/civil_war_records.html

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55. NARA | Publications | Military Service Records - PART 9 confederate records, as well as union prison and publications reproduce indexes andcompiled military service records of a soldier, his rank, the unit in which http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm_catalogs/military/military_servic

Where Is...? / How Do I...? Where Is...? Hot Topics / What's New The Constitution The Declaration of Independence The Bill of Rights Genealogy Veterans' Service Records Archival Research Catalog (ARC) Access to Archival Databases (AAD) eVetRecs Electronic Records Archives (ERA) Archives Library Info. Center (ALIC) Calendar of Events FAQs FOIA Reading Room Information Security Oversight Office Interagency Working Group (IWG) Locations and Hours (Facilities) Media Desk Organization Chart Preservation Prologue Magazine Publications How Do I...? Use this Site Order Copies Contact NARA Visit NARA Apply for a Job Volunteer at NARA Research Online Find a Public Law Apply for a Grant Find Records Management Training June 10, 2004 Sections Publications Main Page About NARA Publications Publications Free Publications ... By Record Group Resources Archives Library Information Center (ALIC) Calendar of Events Prologue Magazine Online Publications ... Search in Publications Military Service Records - PART 9 Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served During the Civil War (Record Group 109) In April 1865, during the final days of the Civil War, as the Confederate Government evacuated Richmond, its archives were shipped south, burned, or abandoned. Some of the military records passed into the hands of Union Army officers and were sent to the War Department in Washington. There the Adjutant General in July 1865 established a bureau in his office for the "collection, safekeeping, and publication of Rebel Archives." In 1903 the Secretary of War persuaded the Governors of most Southern States to lend the War Department the Confederate military personnel records in their possession for copying.

56. Confederate Military Records for all union and confederate soldiers and sailors who served in volunteer unitsduring the Civil War and who are identified in contemporaneous military records http://www.misscivilwar.org/resources/bib-comp.html

Civil War Military Records in the U.S. National Archives [Revised March 2, 1998] T he U.S. National Archives has compiled military service records for all Union and Confederate soldiers and sailors who served in volunteer units during the Civil War and who are identified in contemporaneous military records. These records are an essential starting point for anyone wanting information on a Confederate soldier or sailor and the unit he served in. Compiled service records for Confederate servicemen are part of Record Group 109 (War Department Collection of Confederate Records). The Archives also has compiled military service records for volunteers from the Revolutionary War (1775 - 1783), post-Revolutionary War period (1784 - 1811), War of 1812, Indian Wars (1816 - 1860), Mexican War (1846 - 1848), and the Spanish-American War and Phillipine Insurrection (1898 - 1903). Records of regular U.S. Army and Navy men are maintained separately. The National Park Service, in cooperation with the National Archives and other organizations, is planning to input the Civil War compiled service records into computer files for posting on the Internet. Compiled records for individual servicemen would, according to the plan, be linked to on-line information on battles, cemeteries, and other data that presently must be obtained by hard work from a variety of records and published literature. This is one of the most significant and ambitious projects in bringing Civil War data to the public in an easily used format. For information on the project, see

57. Union Units Civil War Wars United States North America By Region History and History, 11) Tennesseans in the Civil War A military History of Confederateand union units With Available Rosters of Personnel Tennessee Historical Learn http://history.designerz.com/united-states-wars-civil-war-union-units.php

History Map.Designerz.com Weather Science.Designerz.com Education.Designerz.com ... History News Channels Visited Clear Featured Links Web Hosting Domain Names Create a Web Site Keyword Analyzer ... Sign up for our mailing list Keyword Title Author History By Region North America United States ... History A comprehensive resource on United States Wars Civil War Union Units Show History (United States Wars Civil War Union Units) content on your web site Reach History (United States Wars Civil War Union Units) Audience Save on United States Wars Civil War Union Units books, magazines and software See which United States Wars Civil War Union Units domain names are available Search United States Wars Civil War Union Units on other search engines Press Releases, Stories and Articles on United States Wars Civil War Union Units View all press releases Submit your press release View all articles Submit your article Featured Results (opens in a new window) West Virginia in the Civil War - Union Regiments The infantry, cavalry and artillery that served the Union from West Virginia. Also includes the Medal of Honor winners. Rate West Virginia in the Civil War - Union Regiments The Irish Volunteers Historical information on the Irish soldiers of the American Civil War.

58. The Kentucky Civil War Research Series Future books are planned for the Kentucky confederate Home, Kentucky Civil WarMilitary units, a Kentucky union Veterans Roster, and History of the Eighth http://www.kycivilwarbooks.netfirms.com/

This site is hosted by Netfirms Web Hosting The Kentucky Civil War Research Series Coming soon! Webster County in the Civil War I am nearing completion of a book on the events that took place in Webster County, Kentucky during the Civil War. This book will include sketches of the units recruited in the county, as well as a biographical roster of nearly 600 men who served from or are buried in the county. I am seeking information on all soldiers from Webster County, Union or Confederate, and will gratefully acknowledge all assistance provided in the book. Do you have information on your Webster County ancestor, but don't know if he served? Contact me and I will be glad to share any information that I have. Back in Print! History and Roster of Company K, Tenth Kentucky Partisan Rangers, C.S.A. by Stephen D. Lynn This book tells the story of a Western Kentucky cavalry company from Caldwell, Christian, and Hopkins Counties that served in Col. Adam R. Johnson's Tenth Kentucky Partisan Rangers and Gen. John Hunt Morgan's Cavalry Division during the Civil War. During its service, Company K took part in battles at Madisonville, Owensboro, and Ashbysburg, as well as taking part in Morgan's famous Christmas Raid and Indiana-Ohio Raid. This book includes ten photos and a detailed roster of the company, with the soldiers' compiled service records and biographical information when available. This soft-cover book is 104 pages and 5 ½ x 8 ½ inches.

59. Americans Of African Ancestry, Black Union Soldiers North, and discriminatory practices permeated the US military. Segregated units wereformed with black enlisted men shot to death black union soldiers captured http://ragz-international.com/black_regiments.htm

Americans of African Ancestry This article was contributed by Hollis R. Lynch, Professor of History and Director of the Institute of African Studies, Columbia University. Black people make up one of the largest of the many racial and ethnic groups in the United States. The black people of the United States are mainly of African ancestry, but many have non-black ancestors as well. Main Page I have a Dream Excerpt: The Black Codes Blacks who fought for the South ... Emancipation Proclamation Black Regiments in the American Civil War Once let the black man get upon his person the brass letter, U.S., let him get an eagle on his button, and a musket on his shoulder and bullets in his pocket, there is no power on earth that can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship. —Frederick Douglass The issues of emancipation and military service were intertwined from the onset of the Civil War. News from Fort Sumter set off a rush by free black men to enlist in U.S. military units. They were turned away, however, because a Federal law dating from 1792 barred Negroes from bearing arms for the U.S. army (although they had served in the American Revolution and in the War of 1812). In Boston disappointed would-be volunteers met and passed a resolution requesting that the Government modify its laws to permit their enlistment. The Lincoln administration wrestled with the idea of authorizing the recruitment of black troops, concerned that such a move would prompt the border states to secede. When Gen. John C. Frémont in Missouri and Gen. David Hunter

60. FRSP Visitor Center website for Fredericksburg Spotsylvania National military Park the battles, theleaders and the units involved is represented by red bars and the union army by http://www.nps.gov/frsp/vc.htm

Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park Welcome to the Electronic Visitor Center! Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Center entrance fee per person for those 17 and over to visit the park. TABLE OF CONTENTS VISITING THE PARK THE BATTLES TOURS AND LECTURES CIVIL WAR RESEARCH ... MISCELLANEOUS SECTION ONE - VISITING THE PARK Basic Park Information This is a good place to start if you are unfamiliar with the park and the local area. Preparing For Your Visit Park and Fredericksburg area information including directions to the Park and telephone numbers. Touring The Park This is the gateway to information on battlefield touring options. There is a section on each of the four battlefields of the park, the Jackson Shrine, Salem Church, and the local Civil War cemeteries. The park walking tour folders can be found here as well as links to a great deal of information about the battles, the leaders and the units involved. Park Maps Download free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view Park Maps. The Battle of Fredericksburg, Animated Maps View an animated recreation of the entire battlefield on December 13, 1862. The Confederate army is represented by red bars and the Union army by blue bars. The animation requires Shockwave to play. If you don't have it, you can download it for free from

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