2. Bibliographical Information
The National Archives are
located on the Web at
https://www.archives.gov/
01
These archives are free and
available for anyone with a
web connection to use
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3. The way to use
the use these
archives
The best use of the National Archives is for
questions dedicated to American History
When you search the National Archives you
will have four options
1) Everything- This searches the web using
Google as the search engine
2) Archives.org – This allows you to only
search the archives
3) Presidential Libraries – This allows you
to search all the Presidential Libraries
that have items online
4) Images – This allows you to do a search
specifically for images
4. Completing a search on within the archives
We are going to start with a search for information on the Army
of the Potomac
I start by clicking on the Archives.org tab, then type my search
terms into the search box
These are the results we get back
5. Results of our
search
As you can see with get several
interesting returns including a
link to the Civil War Records and
to Civil War Photographs
We are going to click on the Civil
War records link and see what
that has to offer
6. Basic Research
Guide
Following the Civil War Records
guide has brought us to the
National Archives Civil War
Basic Research Guide. This
guide include
1) Links to sources
8. 3) A list of knowledgeable
publications on the subject
9. 4) As well as a guide to
Compiling a certain soldiers
history and a sample of what
that might look like
10. Conclusion
◦ The National Archives have been collecting and preserving important documents from American History for the past 90 years and will
continue to do so hopefully far into the future. Many historians overlook the National Archives website instead opting for in person visits
but the Website and save a lot of time and travel money, by showing a person what is available in the Archives and possible having it
available online without the need for travel.
◦ For any additional questions you can contact my at rstec@my.dom.edu
