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Recruiting Poster

Soldiers Use Rifles to Bake Biscuits Over a Fire
- Summer 1862

Chief Sky.

How an Indian Chief Captured the Eagle that Became "Old Abe"
- March 1861

George Thomas.

A Lieutenant Colonel Describes Discharging his Troops at War's End
- June 5, 1865

Sherman.

Army Chaplain Performs Crucial Services
- November 9, 1864

George W. Driggs.

A Soldier Criticizes Sensationalist Newspaper Coverage of the War
- June 27, 1862

Old Abe.

'Old Abe' the Eagle Accompanies the 8th Wisconsin Infantry into War
- 1864

Fortifications around Washington in April 1862.

Wisconsin Farm Boys Evolve into Real Soldiers
- April 24, 1862

Lady Liberty.

The Importance of Women at the Front
- July 29, 1861

Camp Randall.

New Volunteers Amuse Themselves at Training Camp
- May 24, 1861

Chief Journeycake.

A Winter March Tests Soldiers' Endurance
- February 7, 1862

R. R. Dawes, Lieutenant Colonel of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry.

Lice Outbreak Pesters Wisconsin Troops
- May 31, 1864

Camp life.

Camp Life During Quiet Times
- June 10, 1863

Captain Rufus Dawes.

Wisconsin Soldiers Prey on Confederate Pigs
- September 8, 1861

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