News Papers

We are attempting to provide as much online material for your convience in researching Louisiana in the Civil War. These links are to online databases for period newspapers.

• Richmond Daily Dispatch: Simply type in 'Louisiana' or anything Louisiana related to get results.

• New Orleans Bee: One of New Orleans' period newspapers-in French and English!

• Univ of Texas at Tyler Newspapers: GREAT search engine for period newspapers.

• Louisiana State University's (LSU) Special Collections has established very nice microfilm of period newspapers from Louisiana. It is also available through interlibrary loan!

• The Daily True Delta

• Library of Congress' Chronicling America: An absolute GREAT research engine of many newspapers. GREAT, GREAT RESOURCE!

• New York Times Archives (1851-1890)