Civil War and Reconstruction Resources in Special Collections & Archives

A digital archive of documents, images, and biographical information drawing principally from Bowdoin College's Chamberlain collections.

Online access to the complete collections of Oliver Otis Howard and those of his two brothers, Charles and Rowland. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

The blog was created to mark the sesquicentennial commemoration of the Civil War and includes near daily posts of materials derived from the historical resources in Special Collections & Archives providing a panoramic view of the lives, emotions, and occupations of the individuals who experienced a sometimes horrific, often mundane existence during the difficult year of 1863.