The Official Records of the War of the Rebellion
Posted: April 19, 2024 Filed under: War of the Rebellion 1 CommentThe first time I went to look at the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion at the LA Public Library (Central, Geneaology and History Department) the librarian said “it’s… it’s a lot” and then he showed them to me:
Before the Civil War was even over they’d started compiling the official records: every report and bit of correspondence they could gather.
Some of it is dull, and some of it is very vivid:
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