For those interested in sending and receiving letters, the National Civil War Association has some patriotic stationary and era-appropriate stamps (both Union and Confederate) that one may print for free.
A larger selection is available for sale at Sullivan Press, along with reproduction labels, government forms, reprinted books, and stationery supplies.
Ragged Soldier Sutlery carries reprinted books and school supplies (including copybooks for period penmanship).
For those interested in making their own labels, pamphlets, etc., The New Blazing Star Press carries font CDs (all characters apparently scanned from original documents).
IAMPETH has some free lessons and resources for learning Spencerian and Copperplate scripts. Spencerian was being taught in schools during the 1860s, while older adults would have learned a form of Roundhand (also called Copperplate, though that technically refers to printed rather than handwritten lettering).
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