The Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies The U.S. Adjutant General’s Office and later the War Department, began compiling reports and correspondence as early as 1864 for what would become War of the Rebellion: A Compliation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. The first volume of the Official Records was published in 1881. After 21 years and $3,000,000 the final volume, a general index, appeared in 1901. Considered vital to any serious research of the Civil War, Douglas Southall Freeman called them “the greatest of all the publications on the struggle.” Dr. James I. Robertson, Jr. stated that “any military study of the conflict of the 1860s must of necessity have the Official Records as its base.” Civil War Books: A Critical Bibliography, characterizes it as “the major source of Civil War research material and absolutely indispensible to the serious student.” 128 volumes, 138,579 pages 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" books Printed on 45 lb. acid free paper Bound in black reinforced buckram with gold stamping on the spine All new books still in shrinkwrap Click here to see information about the contents of each volume. $2,500 plus shipping (shipping costs will vary by destination) Order now (item #1463) BONUS When you order the Official Records, we will include FREE a set of the Southern Historical Society Papers. This is an important set of books, second only to the Official Records in quantity and value of the information provided. Click here to see more infomation about this set of books.