Civil War Resources in the Norwich Archives: General Resources

Kershaw, Alex, and Gordon R. Sullivan. Citizens & Soldiers: The First 200 Years of Norwich University. Northfield, Vt.: Norwich University Press, 2018.

Norwich University Bicentennial Commemoration Committee, and Norwich University. Archives. 200 Things About Norwich. Norwich, Vt.: Norwich University Press, 2019.

Medal of Honor Recipients of Norwich University. Norwich, Vermont: Norwich University, 2017.

Poirier, Robert G. "By the Blood of Our Alumni" : Norwich University Citizen Soldiers in the Army of the Potomac. 1St hardcovered. Mason City, Iowa: Savas Pub, 1999.

Shepard, William A, Friends of the Norwich University Library, and Norwich University. Library. The Hospital That Became a College : Sloan U.S. Army General Hospital, Montpelier, Vermont. Occasional Paper / Norwich University Library, No. 1. Northfield, Vt.: Norwich University Press, 1983.

Guinn, Robert Darius. The Contribution of Norwich University to the Civil War. [Norwichiana Collection], 1960.

Ellis, William Arba, and Grenville M Dodge. Norwich University, 1819-1911; Her History, Her Graduates, Her Roll of Honor. Montpelier, Vt: Capitol city Press, 1911.

Biographical information compiled by others about Norwich affiliates in the Civil War may also be found in the Norwich University Archives.

Suggested resources to start:   

• General information about the military service of NU alumni (browse by war, class year, or award)
• Biographical Files Collection (search or browse by name or class year)
• Robert G. Poirier Papers (for NU alumni in the Army of the Potomac and at the Battle of Gettysburg)
• 7th Squadron, Rhode Island Cavalry Collection (for the "College Cavaliers," a company composed predominantly of students from Norwich University and Dartmouth College

Many resources in Archives and Special Collections provide local perspectives on events and conditions during the Civil War. Researchers exploring these viewpoints may also benefit from consulting collections in other Vermont repositories.

Vermont Newspapers:

• Newspapers at the Vermont State Archives: The Vermont State Archives and Records Administration's (VSARA) is the repository of record for Vermont town newspapers

Vermont History Center (Vermont Historical Society):

• Digital resources: Includes transcriptions of Civil War manuscripts and the Vermont Civil War Flag Collection

University of Vermont Libraries:

• Vermonters in the Civil War: Selection of letters and diaries from Vermont soldiers during the Civil War

Norwich (VT) Historical Society:

• Research & Collections: Information about how to access the historical society's collections for research

Northfield (VT) Historical Society:

• Online Collections: Select documents, including the Historical Society's newsletter, freely available online

Suggested resources for locating archival collections associated with Norwich University alumni and affiliates at other archival repositories:

• ArchiveGrid: Over 7 million records describing archival materials in archives, libraries, museums and historical societies across the world.

• SNAC (Social Networks and Archival Context: Used to locate archival resources around the world and discover biographical and historical information about the people, families, and organizations who created or compiled them.