About the collection

The University of Mississippi Civil War Archive provides a sampling of the Archives & Special Collections extensive Civil War primary source holdings. Pulling from various physical collections, these materials document troop movements, social conditions, battles, the home front and an extensive variety of topics.

Including correspondence, diaries, images and field reports, the Civil War Archive adds to the narrative of the War, both on the field and home front. As this collection is not comprehensive of the University of Mississippi's Civil War holdings, researchers interested in further research on this topic should view the Civil War subject guide

Beyond the Civil War, this collection gives minor insight into Antebellum & Reconstruction Mississippi. Adding context to the individual narratives, collections with limited materials dated outside 1861-1865 were digitized in full; these were selected when the majority of materials related to the War. Collections selectively included are noted in their description below.

The University of Mississippi Civil War Archive will continue to grow as staff time allows.

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Though similar, "Subject" & "Broader Subject" allow different types of description. "Subject" describes the content of the individual item whereas "Broader Subject" describes the context of the physical collection from which the item originates. For instance, a letter in the Gage Family Collection discussing the cotton crop would include a Broader Subject of "Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 11th. Company A" as Jeremiah Gage, the major focus of the collection, was a member of the University Greys.

Collection Descriptions