Poster
Madison Zouaves for the War Poster
| Poster calling for volunteers for the Civil War, claiming "Highest Bounty And Pay!". |
| Image ID: | 11296 |
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| Creation Date: | 1862 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
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| Genre: | Poster |
| Original Format Type: | prints, fine-art |
| Original Format Number: | PH 3-5317 |
| Original Dimensions: | 12 x 17 inches |
| To find 124 volunteers, these twelve-by-eighteen-inch posters appeared on Madison bilboards and buildings in August 1862. The Zouave recruting officer WM. F. Vilas, the twenty-one-year-old son of Mayor Levi P. Vilas. William F. Vilas graduated from the University of Wisconsin Madison in 1858 at the age of eighteen and received a a law degree from a New York law school in 1860. The papers of William F. Vilas are held in the manuscript collection of the Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Battles |
| Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Recruiting and enlistment |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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