Debbie Parker Wayne
Wayne Research
P.O. Box 397, Cushing, TX 75760-0397
Phone: 936-326-9101

Enhancing Your Civil War Story: The Official Records of the U. S. Civil War

Using information in the Official Record (OR) to add historical context to your Civil War ancestor's biography. A description of the contents of the Official Records is given along with case studies demonstrating use of the information to enhance a family narrative. The methods discussed can be used with both print and electronic versions of the OR. Tips for using the CD-ROM version are also included.

The Civil War CD-ROM - The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies (ISBN 1-878208-76-4)
The Civil War CD-ROM II - Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion (ISBN 1-57860-027-8)
The Complete Civil War on DVD-ROM - contains both of the CDs above plus additional information (no ISBN found)

Note as of 23 July 2006: The CD sold by Ancestry.com as item #2967 "American Civil War Research Database (Win)" is NOT the Official Records of the Civil War CD-ROM published by Guild Press. The Guild Press CD-ROM is on the Web sites but listed as "not available at this time" from both:
Amazon.com and
barnesandnoble.com.

It is also listed, along with the CD-ROM for the Navy records, and the DVD with Army and Navy records plus more, at:
civilwaramerica.com.

NOTE: I have no connection with any of the companies named above and do not endorse any of them. The URLs are listed here only for your reference.