Unidentified soldier in Union uniform, betw. 1861 and 1865.
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Bibliography: Selected Sources
Photography during the Civil War | Ambrotype & Tintype Process | Cases
Civil War: General Sources | Uniforms | Soldier Biographies
Photography during the Civil War
Center for Civil War Photography
http://www.civilwarphotography.org/
Civil War Photography--Bibliography
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/cwp/photo.html
For basic definitions and reference sources, see "Popular Photographic Print Processes Represented in the Prints and Photographs Division,"
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/coll/589_intro.html
Burgess, Nathan G. The Photograph and Ambrotype Manual: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Taking Positive and Negative Photographs on Paper and Glass . . . New York: Hubbard, Burgess, 1861.
http://www.archive.org/details/photographambrot00burg.
Carlebach, Michael L. Occupational Portraits in the Age of Tintypes. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2002. Call number: TR375.C37 2002 P&P Ref
Rinhart, Floyd, Marion Rinhart and Robert W. Wagner. The American Tintype. Columbus: Ohio University Press, 1999. Call number: TR375.R56 1999 P&P Ref
Schimmelman, Janice G. The Tintype in America, 1856-1880. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 2007. Call number: TR375.S35 2007 P&P Ref
Wet Collodion Process. J. Paul Getty Museum video, http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/videoDetails?cat=2&segid=1726
Berg, Paul K. 19th Century Photographic Cases and Wall Frames. [United States]: Paul K. Berg, 2003. Call number: NK8475.C3 B47 2003 P&P Ref
The most complete source of information on thermoplastic cases.
Rinhart, Floyd, and Marion Rinhart. American Miniature Case Art. South Brunswick and New York: A.S. Barnes, 1969. Call number: NK8475.C3 R5 P&P Ref
Early publication on photographic cases.
Civil War
General Sources
Library of Congress:
Browse by Topic: Civil War,
http://www.loc.gov/topics/content.php?subcat=8
Civil War: Teacher Resources,
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/civil-war/
U.S. Civil War: Selected Resources,
http://www.loc.gov/rr/main/uscw_rec_links/civilwarlinks.html
Other:
American Civil War Homepage,
http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html
National Park Service, History e-Library: Civil War,
http://www.nps.gov/history/history/categrs/mili2/civil_war_paper.htm
Shaw, Antony, editor. The Civil War Catalog. Philadelphia: Courage Books, 2003. Call number: E646.5 .S53 2003 P&P Ref
Katcher, Philip. Civil War Uniforms: A Photo Guide. London : Arms and Armour, 1996. Call number: UC483.K39 1996
Lord, Francis A. Uniforms of the Civil War. Mineola, N.Y.: Dover Publications, 2007. Call number: UC483 .L67 2007
Shep, R. L. and W. S. Salisbury. Civil War Gentlemen: 1860s Apparel Arts & Uniforms, 1994. Call number: GT610.S47 1994.
American Civil War Research Database
http://www.civilwardata.com/
Subscription database that provides information about individuals, regiments, and battles of the American Civil War. The database contains indexed, searchable information on over 4 million soldiers and thousands of battles, together with over 17,000 photographs. Also includes thousands of regimental rosters and officer profiles.
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/
Provided by the National Park Service, this database contains facts about soldiers who served both Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War.
