# The Civil War — PUBLICMCP Public Library

Photographs, documents, and records from the American Civil War era.

- Source institution: Digital Public Library of America
- Set id: `dpla-set-civil-war`
- Items: live search against the institution's public API
- Canonical page: https://publicmcp.org/library/civil-war

## Query via MCP (no API key)

```
search_library(query="civil war", source="dpla")
# endpoint: https://library.publicmcp.org/mcp — no API key required
```

## About

Part of the PUBLICMCP Public Library — a free, open MCP server exposing 2.7M+ primary sources to AI agents. Every item is attributed and linked to its originating institution. Hub: https://publicmcp.org/library · Index: https://publicmcp.org/library/index.md · Site guide: https://publicmcp.org/llms.txt