Research Guides: U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction: Reference Sources

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American Civil War: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection by Spencer C. Tucker (Editor)
Call Number: Ref. E468 .A5329 2013
Publication Date: 2013
Available in the Pius Library reference collection, Level 2 South.
The Civil War Era and Reconstruction by Mary Ellen Snodgrass
Call Number: E468 .S65 2011
Publication Date: 2011-08-18
Historical Dictionary of the Civil War and Reconstruction by William L. Richter
Call Number: Ref. E468 .R53 2004
Publication Date: 2004-05-17
Available in the Pius Library reference collection, Level 2 South.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Civil War by William L. Barney
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
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Slavery in the United States by Junius P. Rodriguez (Editor)
Publication Date: 2007-03-26
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