Concord Massachusetts was heavily involved in the Civil War. Providing a moral conscience in addition to troops and supplies. Suggested reading is the excellent book listed below by Rick Frese.

“Our First Civil War: Patriots and Loyalists in the American Revolution” by H. W. Brands. H.W. Brands, University of Texas at Austin, Dickson Allen Anderson Centennial Professor of History.

“Concord and the Civil War: From Walden Pond to the Gettysburg Front” by Rick Frese, Adjunct Associate Professor at Bentley University.

National Archives – Civil War Photographs

Library of Congress – Civil War Collection

Civil War Soldier and Sailors System – The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System is a database provided by the National Park Service containing information about the men who served in the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. Other information on the site includes histories of Union and Confederate regiments, links to descriptions of significant battles, and selected lists of prisoner-of-war records and cemetery records – Mass.gov