Books #1 & #2 Union & Confederate Navy – Official Records Series 1, Vol. 4 & Series 2, Vol. 3 Published 1896 & 1922, By Govt. printing office 900+ & 1,1300+ pages, illustrated & Indexed +Bonus Book #3 - History of the Confederate Navy J. Thomas Scharf 1896 900+ pages, indexed, profusely illustrated Requires Adobe 5 or higher to view $13.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/Official-Union-Confederate-Naval-Records-Civil-War_W0QQitemZ200339316546QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2ea5275f42 The Official Records of the American Civil War or often more simply the Official Records or ORs, constitute the most extensive collection of primary sources of the history of the American Civil War. They include selected first-hand accounts, orders, reports, maps, diagrams, and correspondence drawn from War and Navy Department records of both Confederate and Union governments. The original title for the records was The Official Records of the War of the Rebellion and they were later renamed The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies & Navies, which has led to some lasting controversy over the official name for the war. Collection of the records began in 1864; no special attention was paid to Confederate records until just after the capture of Richmond, Virginia, in 1865, when with the help of Confederate Gen. Samuel Cooper, Union Army Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck began the task of collecting and preserving the archives of the Confederacy. In 1866 a joint resolution of Congress authorized the compilation and publication under auspices of the War Department. Eventually, seventeen Secretaries of War were involved in the process. In 1877, Army Captain Robert N. Scott was appointed by the Secretary of War as director of the Publications Office, War Records. (Scott's name appears in each volume as the preparer, listed with the rank of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, 3rd U.S. Artillery.) Union and Confederate Navies - Unfortunately, most of the Confederate Navy Department records were lost during the burning of Richmond. Union Navy Department records were preserved, but not until 1884 was work begun by Navy Department librarian, later Assistant Secretary of the Navy, James R. Soley to collect and publish. Intending to partially replace missing reports, many personal narratives were collected and included, often gaining Navy researchers incidental access to draft copies of original reports once thought lost. The official title of publication is Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series I - Records of all naval operations including all inland waterways Series II - Records relating to statistics and condition of both forces at the outset of conflict, returns of captured materials, and records of naval prisoners of war A proposed third series was deemed unnecessary; the final volume of series two was published in 1922. The Navy Department did not publish a comprehensive index to these volumes. Included on this CD: Series 1 – Vol. 4 Operations in the Gulf of Mexico from November 15, 1860, to June 7, 1861. Operations on the Atlantic coast from January 1 to May 13. 1861. Operations on the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers from Januarv to December 7, 1861. Series 2 – Vol. 3 Proclamations, Appointments, etc., of President Davis. State Department Correspondence with Diplomatic Agents, etc.