California Resource Page US Civil War: War Between the States

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California Resource Page for WikiTree:

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 Union 1.1.2 Confederate 1.2 Paid Sites 1.2.1 Union 1.2.2 Confederate 1.3 Categories Existing on WikiTree 1.3.1 California POW Camps 1.3.2 Cemeteries 1.3.3 California Units UNION 1.4 Cemeteries 1.5 Conflicts in California 1.6 Flags 1.7 Maps 1.8 Medals 1.9 Museums 1.10 Timeline of Events in California 1.11 County Resources 1.11.1 Alameda 1.11.2 Alpine 1.11.3 Amador 1.11.4 Butte 1.11.5 Calaveras 1.11.6 Colusa 1.11.7 Contra Costa 1.11.8 Del Norte 1.11.9 El Dorado 1.11.10 Fresno 1.11.11 Glenn 1.11.12 Humboldt 1.11.13 Imperial 1.11.14 Inyo 1.11.15 Kern 1.11.16 Kings 1.11.17 Lake 1.11.18 Lassen 1.11.19 Los Angeles 1.11.20 Madera 1.11.21 Marin 1.11.22 Mariposa 1.11.23 Mendocino 1.11.24 Merced 1.11.25 Modoc 1.11.26 Mono 1.11.27 Monterey 1.11.28 Napa 1.11.29 Nevada 1.11.30 Orange 1.11.31 Placer 1.11.32 Plumas 1.11.33 Riverside 1.11.34 Sacramento 1.11.35 San Benito 1.11.36 San Bernardino 1.11.37 San Diego 1.11.38 San Francisco 1.11.39 San Joaquin 1.11.40 San Luis Obispo 1.11.41 San Mateo 1.11.42 Santa Barbara 1.11.43 Santa Clara 1.11.44 Santa Cruz 1.11.45 Shasta 1.11.46 Sierra 1.11.47 Siskiyou 1.11.48 Solano 1.11.49 Sonoma 1.11.50 Stanislaus 1.11.51 Sutter 1.11.52 Tehama 1.11.53 Trinity 1.11.54 Tulare 1.11.55 Tuolumne 1.11.56 Ventura 1.11.57 Yolo 1.11.58 Yuba 2 Sources 2.1 Footnotes

Introduction

You may not think of California when you think of the Civil War, but the war deeply divided Californians as it did the rest of the country. Secessionists dominated the Southern half of the state, while Northern California remained predominately pro-Union. Even before the war began, California played an important role in the fight over slavery, as events here helped to set the stage for war.^[1]

California's involvement in the American Civil War included sending gold east, recruiting volunteer combat units to replace regular forces in territories of the Western United States, maintaining and building numerous camps and fortifications, suppressing secessionist activity and securing the New Mexico Territory against the Confederacy. The State of California did not send its units east, but many citizens traveled east and joined the Union Army there, some of whom became famous. California's Volunteers also conducted many operations against the native peoples within the state and in the other Western territories of the Departments of the Pacific and New Mexico.^[2]

Free Sites

• National Archives Civil War Resources
• Civil War Home Page Note: Link doesn't work

Union

Confederate

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

California POW Camps

Cemeteries

• California, Cemeteries
• Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery

California Units UNION

• California Union Units

Cemeteries

• Fort Rosecrans
• VA Nationwide Gravesite Locator

Conflicts in California

Flags

California State Flag Current Animated ID = Civil_War_Flags-6

• Historic California Flags

Maps

County Map ID = County_Maps_by_State-3.gif

Medals

Museums

• Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History

Timeline of Events in California

• California Civil War History

County Resources

Alameda

Alpine

Amador

Butte

Calaveras

Colusa

Contra Costa

Del Norte

El Dorado

Fresno

Glenn

Humboldt

Imperial

Inyo

Kern

Kings

Lake

Lassen

Los Angeles

Madera

Marin

Mariposa

Mendocino

Merced

Modoc

Mono

Monterey

Napa

Nevada

Orange

Placer

Plumas

Riverside

Sacramento

San Benito

San Bernardino

San Diego

San Francisco

San Joaquin

San Luis Obispo

San Mateo

Santa Barbara

Santa Clara

Santa Cruz

Shasta

Sierra

Siskiyou

Solano

Sonoma

Stanislaus

Sutter

Tehama

Trinity

Tulare

Tuolumne

Ventura

Yolo

Yuba

Sources

Footnotes

1. ↑ CA Parks.
2. ↑ Wikipedia:California in the American Civil War.