A Louisiana Tiger, c. 1861

THE CIVIL WAR HOME PAGE Welcome to The Civil War Home Page, a project that should be considered a perpetual work-in progress. Our aim is to make this a useful and interesting Civil War resource. Our initial goal is to publish material originally published in Century Magazine and Harper's Monthly in the several decades following the war. These are accounts of campaigns and battles, strategies and tactics, often written by participants of both high and low rank. We will start with the battle of "Bull Run," or "First Manassas." We have an account of the battle written by G.T. Beauregard, general commanding, C.S.A. We will be adding material on a regular basis and we welcome your comments, criticisms and suggestions. Ron O'Callaghan, ronocal@lr.net

A soldier of the 14th New York, c. 1861

Click here to see the sheet of Civil War stamps issued by the U.S. Postal service in 1995.

Abraham Lincoln's Letter of Condolence to Fanny McCullough, widow of Lt.-Col. McCullough killed in a Confederate Ambush.

Photo of NH veterans at 1913 GAR Reunion, Gettysburg

Letters From the Front,

The Capture of Fort Donelson, Part I, by General Lew Wallace, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, Dec., 1884

The Capture of Fort Donelson, Part II, by General Lew Wallace, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, Dec., 1884

Letters to the Editor re: The Capture of Fort Donelson, by Lew Wallace (end of file)

Recollections of Foote and the Gun-Boats by James B. Eads, From The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, Jan., 1885

Operations of the Western Flotilla, Part I, by Admiral Henry Walke From The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, Jan., 1885

Operations of the Western Flotilla, Part II, by Admiral Henry Walke From The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, Jan., 1885

Recollections of a Private, Part I, by Warren Lee Goss, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, Nov., 1884, a good second-hand account of the battle of Bull Run.

Recollections of a Private, Part II, by Warren Lee Goss, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, Dec., 1884, A march from Washington to Harper's Ferry and back and a runaway hand-car ride.

Recollections of a Private, Part III, the Peninsula with McClellan, by Warren Lee Goss, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, March, 1885,

The Battle of Shiloh, by U. S. Grant, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, Nov., 1884 Albert Sidney Johnston and the Shiloh Campaign,by his son, William Preston Johnston, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, Feb., 1884 Notes of a Confederate Staff Officer at Shiloh, Thomas Jordan, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, Feb., 1885 The Offer of Union Command to Gen. A. S. Johnston, by Fitz John Porter, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, Feb., 1885

The First Fight of Ironclads, John Taylor Wood, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, March, 1885

In the Monitor Turret, Commander S. D. Greene, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, March, 1885

Watching the Merrimac, R. E. Colston, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, March, 1885

The Opening of the Lower Mississippi, by David D. Porter, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, April, 1885

New Orleans Before the Capture, George W. Cable, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, April, 1885