A Guide to Civil War Materials
in the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library
Duke University

Destruction and Pillage

Strategies for finding materials related to Destruction and Pillage:
  1. Conduct a keyword search of our Finding Aids

  2. Consult the Duke University Libraries on-line catalog

    Tips:

      Select "Special Collections Library" on "Display holdings first for" pull-down menu

      Conduct a keyword or subject headings search using the following Library of Congress subject headings:

        [place] History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Destruction and pillage
        United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Destruction and pillage

  3. Look for the following subjects in the Special Collections Library Card Catalog
      Civil War—Destruction and pillage [may be further subdivided by place]
      C.S.A. Army—Depredations
      U.S. Army (Civil War)—Depredations
      U.S. Navy (Civil War)—Depredations

Guide to Civil War Materials
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/pathfinders/civil-war/
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library - Duke University
Compiled November 2001 by Janie Morris
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