Here you can see a CZUR overhead scanner hooked up to my laptop to digitize bound volumes of archive material.

Digitizing Diaries and Books with an Overhead Scanner

Digitizing Diaries and Books with an Overhead Scanner Digitizing your collection is something that I have recommended in several past posts, and for most cases, that is a…

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1862 Photograph of Union troops at Federal Hill overlooking Baltimore, Maryland. Joseph Patterson went to Baltimore and turned himself in after going AWOL from his regiment in 1863. Photo via Mount Clare Museum.

Research Arsenal Spotlight 79: Joseph Patterson 90th Pennsylvania Infantry

Joseph Patterson was born in December, 1847 to Robert Patterson and Elizabeth (Gilles) Patterson. He was not yet 14 years old when he enlisted as a drummer in Company I, 90th…

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1st New York Light Artillery Battery B

RG 94 Spotlight: 1st New York Light Artillery

RG 94 Spotlight: The 1st New York Light Artillery The Research Arsenal is proud to be digitizing and adding historical records of Civil War regiments held at the National…

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Camp of the 40th Massachusetts Infantry at Miner’s Hill, Virginia in 1862.

Research Arsenal Spotlight 78: Mahlon Thatcher 40th Massachusetts Infantry

Mahlon Thatcher was born in 1821 to John and Charlotte Thatcher of Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He later moved to Boston and worked as a salesman. In 1850 he married Julia…

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Front and Back of CDV of William Augur of the 7th Connecticut Infantry. The back contains the inscription, “To A.”

Research Arsenal Spotlight 77: William Augur 7th Connecticut Infantry

William Augur was born in 1836 to Horace and Catharine (Hanson) Augur of New Haven County, Connecticut. Before the war he worked as an architect in New Haven. He enlisted in…

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Photo of Andersonville Prison, Georgia taken on August 17, 1864 during the time Martin Culver and many other men of the 16th Connecticut Infantry were incarcerated there.

Research Arsenal Spotlight 76: Martin Culver 16th Connecticut Infantry

Martin Culver was born in 1833 to Martin Culver and Lucy P. (Bailey) Culver of Portland, Connecticut. He enlisted in company A of the 16th Connecticut Infantry in 1862. The…

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Camp of 2nd Maine Infantry, Camp Jameson-Photograph shows officers, infantry soldiers, and military band standing in a snow covered field; tents in the background.

RG 94 Spotlight: The 2nd Maine Infantry in Two Letters

RG 94 Spotlight: The 2nd Maine Infantry in Two Letters The Research Arsenal is proud to be digitizing and adding historical records of Civil War regiments held at the…

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A Union Camp at Morganza Bend, Louisiana. Joseph Philp and the 161st New York Infantry spent some time at Morganza during 1864.

Research Arsenal Spotlight 75: Joseph Philp 161st New York Infantry

Joseph Philp was born in Crediton, England in 1843 to Joseph Philp and Ellen Ann (Hutchinson) Philp. The family immigrated to the United States sometime in the mid 1840s. He…

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Hurlbut's division shown fighting at Shiloh.

RG 94 Spotlight: 15th Illinois Infantry

The 15th Illinois Infantry: From the Hope of Home to the Hell of Shiloh and Hatchie The Research Arsenal is proud to be digitizing and adding historical records of Civil War…

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Painting of the Battle of Fredericksburg depicting the 114th Pennsylvania Infantry by Carl Rochling.

Research Arsenal Spotlight 74: Alfred McClay 114th Pennsylvania Infantry

Alfred McClay was just 16 years old when he enlisted in Company E, 114th Pennsylvania Infantry. He was born in 1846 to Aaron and Margaret McClay. Both his parents died young…

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