Internet Resources for the Civil War in Kentucky

This list is compiled and presented by the office of the National Patriotic Instructor of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.  It is in no way inclusive of all the sites on the internet, but it should serve as a good starting point for research on the Civil War, particularly in Kentucky.


Battle of Middle Creek, KY
http://www.middlecreek.org/

Camp Nelson, KY
http://www.campnelson.org/

Civil War in Kentucky
http://www.oocities.org/KentuckyCivilWar/

Civil War in Southeast Kentucky
http://www.rootsweb.com/~seky/civilwar/index.html

Civil War Sites
http://www.thinkwestkentucky.com/civilwar/index.html

Danville National Cemetery
http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/cwc/projects/dbases/ncdanvil.htm

Fort Duffield, KY
http://www.state.ky.us/agencies/khc/ftduff.htm

KET Civil War
http://www.ket.org/civilwar/primary.html

Kentucky Adjutant General's Report – Union
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~flanagan/

Kentucky Civil War Links
http://www.rootsweb.com/~kymil/cw/civilwar.html

Kentucky Civil War Links
http://www.oocities.org/Area51/Lair/3680/cw/cw-ky.html

Kentucky Confederate Links
http://www.rootsweb.com/~kymil/cw/cw-conf.html

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
http://www.kdla.ky.gov/

Kentucky in the Civil War
http://www.rootsweb.com/~kymil/cw/cw-general.html

Kentucky Military Links
http://www.rootsweb.com/~kymil/

Kentucky Military Records and Research Branch
http://www.state.ky.us/agencies/military/mrrb.htm

Kentucky Union Links
http://www.rootsweb.com/~kymil/cw/cw-union.html

LSU Civil War Center
http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/

Lexington's Civil War Heritage
http://www.visitlex.com/quick/civilwar.html

Lexington National Cemetery
http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/cwc/projects/dbases/nclexing.htm

Mills Springs National Cemetery
http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/cwc/projects/dbases/ncmillsp.htm

National Archives and Records Administration
To order your Civil War ancestor's pension records from the National Archives, request form NATF 85.
To order your Civil War ancestor's service records from the National Archives, request form NATF 86.
http://www.archives.gov/global_pages/inquire_form.html
Please be sure to read the directions provided on that page (we can provide no further direction other than to advise you to make sure you do your homework to be certain of your ancestor's company and regiment).

Official Records of the War of the Rebellion
http://moa.cit.cornell.edu/moa/moa_browse.html

Perryville Battlefield
http://www.state.ky.us/agencies/parks/perryvil.htm

Sons of Confederate Veterans
http://scv.org/

Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
http://suvcw.org/

Thomas Speed's Union Regiments of Kentucky
http://www.unionregimentsofkentucky.com/thomasspeed/index.html

United States Colored Troops in the Civil War
http://www.coax.net/people/lwf/data.htm


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