This Civil War Collections hub connects restored photographs, maps, letters, lithographs, and Frank Leslie plates into one organized framework—feeding directly into CivilWarVault.com and future guided exhibits.
Civil War Vault is the public-facing experience. This page is the bridge between the archival work behind the scenes and the collections visitors will explore.
Admiral Farragut’s fleet engaging the Confederate batteries — one of dozens of high-resolution Currier & Ives plates preserved in the Vault.
This hub acts as the Civil War spine of The Prudent Merchant — a structured home for lithographs, photographs, Frank Leslie plates, envelopes, maps, and documents so they can actually be found, reused, and shared with future generations.
Naval actions, battlefield photography, illustrated plates, and primary documents are pulled into one unified archive instead of being scattered across drives and folders.
Naval • Army • Home Front • PoliticsEach item moves through intake: file naming, metadata, SKU assignment, era/subject tagging, and storage class — so historians, educators, and creators can trust what they’re working with.
File hygiene • Metadata • TPM-7L SKUsOnce preserved, materials feed into Civil War Vault, trivia packs, educator bundles, and other downstream projects — without breaking archival integrity.
CivilWarVault.com • Trivia • Study PacksStructured around how researchers actually work: by battle, by state, by branch of service, and by format. Every asset links back to its original source when available.
High-resolution scans organized by theater, campaign, and state — ideal for books, lectures, and documentary work.
Campaign atlases, battlefield diagrams, and engineer drawings tied to major battles and theaters.
Extracts from the War of the Rebellion alongside personal accounts that bring the official record to life.
Dive into specific states — from Pennsylvania and Virginia to Kentucky and Missouri — with tailored bundles of photos, maps, and primary documents.
Explore Port Hudson, Vicksburg, and other pivotal actions along the Mississippi River through lithographs, field reports, and maps presented as a guided digital exhibit. Ideal for classroom use, documentary pre-production, and personal research.
Browse every active collection inside the Civil War Vault — including diaries, journals, envelopes, forts, prisons, campaigns, fashion, and more — organized into a dedicated Collections hub.
Explore key campaigns, turning points, and documents by year. Each point on the timeline links into deeper collections within the Vault.
From Fort Sumter to First Bull Run, trace the opening clashes as states secede and armies mobilize.
Maps, reports, and field photographs from Shiloh, the Peninsula Campaign, and the bloodiest single day at Antietam.
Explore the dual turning points of the war with detailed maps, battlefield images, and primary documents from both campaigns.
Follow Sherman’s march, Grant’s Overland Campaign, and the shift toward a grinding war of attrition.
Documents and images from Appomattox, Lincoln’s assassination, and the first steps into Reconstruction.
Behind the scenes, this hub is part of The Prudent Merchant · Ancestral Archives, while public-facing vaults and studios present curated experiences built from the same organized collections.
Whether you’re a casual history enthusiast or a serious researcher, Civil War Vault gives you a structured way to work with primary sources.
Early members lock in lifetime access to core collections, plus new uploads added monthly as the Vault grows.
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Instead of keeping thousands of files in scattered folders, this Civil War hub applies one standard: clear naming, consistent SKUs, and brand-aware routing between offline storage and public-facing vaults.
As Civil War Collections comes online, this hub will point you to topic-based vaults, collection overviews, and searchable galleries that surface what you want without making you dig through folders.
This hub is in its build-out phase. If you’d like to know when new vaults, exhibits, and galleries go live, leave your best email below.
No spam, no noise — just occasional updates when something worth seeing is ready.