Daughters of the Union Veterans of the Civil War National Site

http://www.duvcw.org/

Missouri DUV website   

http://missouriduvcw.org/

Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War

http://www.suvcw.org/

SUVCW National Graves Registration Project 
 
http://www.suvcwdb.org/home/about.php

Veteran Headstone or Marker Applications

http://www.va.gov/vaforms/va/pdf/VA40-1330.pdf

 

FREE CIVIL WAR WEBSITES AND INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS

The American Civil War Homepage

http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html

Interactive map of battles in Missouri

http://www.mocivilwar.org/gray_ghosts_map.html

Missouri Civil War Map of Battles

http://americancivilwar.com/statepic/missouri.html

Index of the Civil War in Missouri Links and Resources available on the Internet

http://home.usmo.com/~momollus/Mocwlink.htm

Civil War Rosters –Arranged by States

http://civilwarroster.com/

Missouri Military Lists 

http://www.caulleyscorner.com/MissouriMilitaryLists/

Regimental Index   (A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer)

http://www.civilwararchive.com/regim.htm


Soldiers and Sailors Database

http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm

Guide to Civil War Resources at the Missouri State Archives

http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/civilwar/intro.asp

Soldiers Records –War of 1812- WWI

http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/soldiers/  

Handbook  to using Provost  Marshall Records

 http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/know-your-records/genealogy-fair/2011/handouts/civil-war-provost-marshal-records.pdf

Missouri’s Union Provost Marshall Database including African-American recruitment lists from Missouri

http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/provost/

The War of the Rebellion (Official Records—Arkansas and Missouri campaign)  

http://digital.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moawar;idno=waro0019  

 The War of the Rebellion  (Official Records—all books)

http://ebooks.library.cornell.edu/m/moawar/

The Virtual Civil War (Pictures from the Civil War)

http://www.mikelynaugh.com/VirtualCivilWar/index1024.htm

National Archives

http://www.archives.gov/

National Archives Puts Popular Records Workshops Online -- On YouTube

The National Archives holds the permanently valuable records of the Federal government. These include records of interest to genealogists, such as pension files, ship passenger lists, census and Freedmen’s Bureau materials.

The National Archives-produced Know Your Records video shorts cover the creation, scope, content, and use of National Archives records for genealogical research. Available on the National Archives YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/usnationalarchives.

  a.. Genealogy Introduction: Military Research at the National Archives: Volunteer Service    (8:22) www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zgKBrsVpxY  

Compiled military service records at the National Archives.


  b.. Genealogy Introduction—Military Research at the National Archives: Regular Service    (6:11) www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OMO-PbmMEw  

How to use Army and Navy registers of enlistment and rendezvous reports for research.


  c.. Genealogy Introduction—Military Research at the National Archives: Pension Records   (9:04)   www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT-AgYFhX1k  

How to research military service using pension records dating from 1775 to 1916.  Samples of both Revolutionary War and Civil War pensions.

  d.. Genealogy Introduction—Immigration Records at the National Archives   (11:57  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCZTSrSvxyc 

Overview of immigration records from 1800 to 1957, including Customs Service and Immigration and Naturalization records, as well as records of ports and border crossings.

   e. Genealogy Introduction: Census Records at the National Archives   (11:57)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl54NX_H1ko

 Tips and strategies for researching U.S. Federal Census Records 1790 to 1930, and explains how they can be used for genealogical research.

 

Check out this new interactive NARA feature!
Now you can tag images and records, transcribe a historical document, contribute to articles, upload your photos, enter competitions and much more!

Check out the main page, http://www.archives.gov/citizen-archivist/, click on the various activity links, and spend some time helping “your” National Archives make ever more materials available to researchers!