There are several ways to find contemporary reviews about your piece. When searching, it helps if you have the author's name, the entire name of the piece, and the approximate year the piece was written. Once you are ready, you can choose one of the four sources in the box to the right. If you can't find anything, please contact a librarian via chat or come to the library in person for help. The video below walks you through a few examples.
To find reviews of literature published during the Civil War era (which are considered primary sources), you will likely need to use a historical database. The ones below are the best ones for this task--make sure to take a look at the instructions for finding reviews in the description of each database!