The Union preserved
The Union Preserved: A Guide to Civil War Records in the New York State Archives is a lavishly illustrated, comprehensive reference work that makes available to a wide public one of the most important and extensive Civil War resources in the nation: the collections of the New York State Archives and Records Administration.
The book also presents a comprehensive essay on New York at war by two renowned American historians, a preface to the collection by the nation's premier Civil War scholar, and a chapter on the state's - and one man's - extraordinary efforts to amass and preserve this record.
This guide also seeks to make readers aware of the vast collections of wartime manuscripts, newspapers, maps, photography, prints, and artifacts field by the New York State Museum, the New York State Library, and the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs.
The book also presents a comprehensive essay on New York at war by two renowned American historians, a preface to the collection by the nation's premier Civil War scholar, and a chapter on the state's - and one man's - extraordinary efforts to amass and preserve this record.
This guide also seeks to make readers aware of the vast collections of wartime manuscripts, newspapers, maps, photography, prints, and artifacts field by the New York State Museum, the New York State Library, and the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs.
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