Modern Reference Works
Women's Dress Overview
An Introduction to Civil War Civilians by Juanita LeischWho Wore What?: Women's Wear, 1861-1865 by Juanita Leisch
The Way They Were: Dressed in 1860-1865 by Donna J. Abraham
60 Civil War-Era Fashion Patterns by Kristina Seleshanko
The Dressmaker’s Guide by Elizabeth Stewart Clark
Fabrics of the 1860s
Reproduction Fabrics - Fabric Reference SectionTextile Designs: Two Hundred Years of European and American Patterns Organized by Motif, Style, Color, Layout, and Period by Susan Meller and Joost Elffers
Wearable Prints, 1760-1860: History, Materials, and Mechanics by Susan W. Greene
Original Reference Works
Civil War Era Etiquette: Martine's Handbook & Vulgarisms in Conversation by Arthur Martine
Fashionable Dancer's Casket, The: Or the Ball-Room Instructor by Charles Durang
Every Lady Her Own Shoemaker