Colorado Resource Page US Civil War: War Between the States

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US Civil War: War Between the States Project

• US Civil War: War Between the States Project Page
• Project Resource Page

Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 Free Sites 1.1.1 Obituaries 1.1.2 Union 1.1.3 Confederate 1.2 Paid Sites 1.2.1 Union 1.2.2 Confederate 1.3 Categories Existing on WikiTree 1.3.1 Colorado POW Camps 1.3.2 Cemeteries 1.3.3 Units 1.3.3.1 Colorado Units UNION 1.4 Cemeteries 1.5 Conflicts in Colorado 1.6 Flags 1.7 Maps 1.8 Medals 1.9 Museums 1.10 Conflicts in Colorado 1.11 Timeline of Events in COLORADO 1.12 County Resources 1.12.1 Adams 1.12.2 Alamosa 1.12.3 Arapahoe 1.12.4 Archuleta 1.12.5 Baca 1.12.6 Bent 1.12.7 Boulder 1.12.8 Broomfield 1.12.9 Chaffee 1.12.10 Cheyenne 1.12.11 Clear Creek 1.12.12 Conejos 1.12.13 Costilla 1.12.14 Crowley 1.12.15 Custer 1.12.16 Delta 1.12.17 Denver 1.12.18 Dolores 1.12.19 Douglas 1.12.20 Eagle 1.12.21 Elbert 1.12.22 El Paso 1.12.23 Fremont 1.12.24 Garfield 1.12.25 Gilpin 1.12.26 Grand 1.12.27 Gunnison 1.12.28 Hinsdale 1.12.29 Huerfano 1.12.30 Jackson 1.12.31 Jefferson 1.12.32 Kiowa 1.12.33 Kit Carson 1.12.34 Lake 1.12.35 La Plata 1.12.36 Larimer 1.12.37 Las Animas 1.12.38 Lincoln 1.12.39 Logan 1.12.40 Mesa 1.12.41 Mineral 1.12.42 Moffat 1.12.43 Montezuma 1.12.44 Montrose 1.12.45 Morgan 1.12.46 Otero 1.12.47 Ouray 1.12.48 Park 1.12.49 Phillips 1.12.50 Pitkin 1.12.51 Prowers 1.12.52 Pueblo 1.12.53 Rio Blanco 1.12.54 Rio Grande 1.12.55 Routt 1.12.56 Saguache 1.12.57 San Juan 1.12.58 San Miguel 1.12.59 Sedgwick 1.12.60 Summit 1.12.61 Teller 1.12.62 Washington 1.12.63 Weld 1.12.64 Yuma 2 Sources 2.1 Footnotes

Introduction

From Wikipedia:Colorado in the American Civil War

The Colorado Territory was formally created in 1861 shortly before the bombardment of Fort Sumter sparked the American Civil War. Although sentiments were somewhat divided in the early days of the war, Colorado had only Union regiments.

Colorado was strategically important to both the Union and Confederacy because of the gold and silver mines there as both sides wanted to use the mineral wealth to help finance the war. ^[1]

Free Sites

• Soldiers and Sailors Database
• Colorado in the American Civil War
• The Powers Journal-Civil War
• Civil War Roster
• Colorado Civil War Veterans
• Colorado State Archives

Obituaries

Contact individual libraries for additional obituary sources. Obituaries can be requested from your local library using Interlibrary loan. The following libraries in Colorado have online obituary indexes.

• Denver Public Library Obituary Project
• Colorado Historic Newspapers online
• Eagle and Mesa County obituary index
• Pueblo Library obituary index
• Pikes Peak Library District (Colorado Springs) obituary index

Union

• Colorado Volunteers 1861-1865
• Sons of Union Soldiers, Wyoming and Colorado
• Civil War Home Page

Confederate

• Sons of Confederate Veterans Colorado Division

Paid Sites

American Civil War Database Annual Membership $25, visitor pass $10. I haven't used this site, so cannot review.

Fold3 Annual Membership, $79.95. Coupons and discounts are available online for certain groups, including veterans. An Ancestry site. Has many military record images (not all), census records. Navagation/searches can be difficult. Record images are very good. 7 Day Free Trial could be used if you amass a number of searches and complete them at one time. NOTE: Check the project page for members who are willing to do a look up based upon their membership.

Union

Confederate

Categories Existing on WikiTree

Colorado POW Camps

• American Civil War Union POW Camps

Cemeteries

• Colorado, Cemeteries
• Colorado Veteran Grave Registrations includes burials of Civil War veterans

Units

Colorado Units UNION

• Colorado Territory Civil War Units Union

Cemeteries

• VA Nationwide Gravesite Locator

Conflicts in Colorado

• United States Civil War Conflicts

Flags

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NOTE: Disclaimer is required when used. This can be placed under comments on the photo page.

Maps

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NOTE: A disclaimer is required when used. This can be placed under the comments on the photo page.

Medals

Museums

Conflicts in Colorado

• Battle of Sand Creek

Timeline of Events in COLORADO

County Resources

Although only one battle, the Sand Creek Massacre, occurred within the borders of Colorado, soldiers who enlisted in Colorado were assigned to other tasks during the Civil War. After the war, a number of veterans, both Union and Confederate, moved to Colorado from every state. To research these Civil War veterans, the best sources at the county level are probate files. The Colorado State Archives includes an online index of probate files for many counties. In addition, Colorado Historic Newspapers includes articles about Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) rosters and events. Some counties have Civil War memorials, erected by the G.A.R. The G.A.R. in Colorado included members who fought for the Confederacy. This might have been true especially of the smaller towns.

Adams

Alamosa

Arapahoe

Archuleta

Baca

Bent

Boulder

Broomfield

Chaffee

Cheyenne

Clear Creek

Conejos

Costilla

Crowley

Custer

Delta

Denver

Dolores

Douglas

Eagle

Elbert

El Paso

Fremont

Garfield

Gilpin

Grand

Gunnison

Hinsdale

Huerfano

Jackson

Jefferson

• Find A Grave Civil War Veterans of Arvada Cemetery

Kiowa

• Sand Creek Massacre

Kit Carson

Lake

La Plata

Larimer

Las Animas

Lincoln

Logan

Mesa

Mineral

Moffat

Montezuma

Montrose

Morgan

Otero

Ouray

Park

Phillips

Pitkin

Prowers

Pueblo

Rio Blanco

Rio Grande

• The Rio Grande Expedition

Routt

Saguache

• Saquache Reference and Travel Guide
• Saquache Genealogy and Historical Records

San Juan

San Miguel

Sedgwick

Summit

Teller

• Teller County Census Records
• Teller County GenWeb Project

Washington

Weld

Yuma

• Fort Yuma

Sources

Footnotes

1. ↑ Wikipedia:Colorado in the American Civil War.