Article by Cynthia G. Fox Income Tax Records of the Civil War Years. 

GEM #1:  Anna-KarinÃÂ's Genealogical Podcast

GEM #2: Civil War Research

(The song Battle of Manasas courtesy of University of California, Santa Barbara Library.  Sam Houston portrayed by Roger Koehn.)

The Civil War began at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, SC 146 years ago this week on April 12.

The Historical New York Times Project - The Civil War Years 1860-1866   

Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System Website    

Military Indexes Website    

Civil War Research Guide

GEM #3 - Surname Tools

Germany Surname Mapping:  Geogen

For British Surnames:  The Orange Hedgehog Surname Profiler

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