The American Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year, 1861-1865, vols. 1-5. New York: Appleton & Co., 1868.

This was an important compilation of historic data during the Civil War years. Published in 1868 by the Appletons’ publishing company, it serves as a major source of information about the United States during the Civil War. Much of this was compiled from original government source material published at the time. We are organizing this section chronologically, 1861-1865, and organizing it by Northern/Union states and Southern/Confederate states.

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Northern States - Union - 1861-1865

1861

Part 1: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky

Part 2: Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota

Part 3: Missouri

Part 4: New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York

Part 5: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Wisconsin

1862

Part 1: California, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland

Part 2: Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey

Part 3: New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Wisconsin

1863

Part 1: California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan

Part 2: Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Territories

1864

Part 1: Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine

Part 2: Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada

Part 3: New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin

1865

Part 1: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky

Part 2: Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan

Part 3: Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania

Part 4: Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Territories

Southern States - Confederate - 1861-1865

1861

Part 1: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia

Part 2: Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina

Part 3: South Carolina

Part 4: Tennessee, Texas

Part 5: Virginia

Part 6: Territories

1862

Part 1: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana

Part 2: Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia

1863

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia

1864

Part 1: Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri

Part 2: North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia

1865

Part 1: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida

Part 2: Georgia, Louisiana

Part 3: Mississippi, North Carolina

Part 4: South Carolina, Texas, Virginia

Source: The American Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year, 1861-1865, vols. 1-5. New York: Appleton & Co., 1868.