Diaries, letters, and memoirs from over 2,000 authors, written before, during, and after the American Civil War. (Coverage: ranges from contemporary letters and diaries to those published many years after the Civil War).
Particular care has been taken to index this material so it can be thoroughly searched. Also includes biographies, an extensive bibliography of the sources in the database, and material licensed from The Civil War Day-by-Day by E.B. Long.