American Civil War

The Tri-State area played a prominent role in fighting and winning the American Civil War. The war is best told through images and letters.

The content on this page is related to a wide variety of Dubuque, Iowa, and Tri-State soldiers and regiments.

For content related to President Lincoln, Lt. Gen. Grant, Maj. Gen. Herron, Br. Gen. Vandever, or war artist Alex. Simplot, please click on their link to go to their separate page.

Click on an individual image below to view.

Photographs & Images

Letters & Documents

Newspapers & Periodicals

Stocks, Bonds, & Currency

Miscellaneous Artifacts

© WARNING: All images used on this website are RESTRICTED-USE digital images taken with a camera by John T. Pregler since 2017 of artifacts he owns, unless cited otherwise. Older images in the “public domain” are represented by modern digital photographs that are covered by copyright law and are the exclusive property of John T. Pregler for use on The Lens of History and may not be copied, reproduced, or used for any reason without the expressed written consent of John T. Pregler. For permission to use images from this website, please send a written request via the Contact page.