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Battle Flag of Company F, known as the Belle City Rifles, 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
circa 1860-1869
Battle Flag of Company F, Second Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, the "Belle City Rifles."
Battle Flag of Company I, known as the Miners Guard, 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
circa 1860-1869
Miner's Guard Flag of Company I, Second Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry of the Iron Brigade carried during the Civil War. The flag was made by Mrs. George Cobb of Mineral Point, Wisconsin, and is owne...
Old Abe on Perch
circa 1860-1869
A wood engraving of Old Abe, Civil War eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry.
Furl that Banner!
circa 1860-1869
Color postcard with a poem, and featuring a man holding a ragged Confederate battle flag.
Old Abe
circa 1860-1869
Print of a painted portrait of Old Abe, bald eagle mascot of the Eighth Regiment of the Wisconsin Civil Volunteer Infantry, standing on a perch. "Old Abe" is written at the bottom.
Old Abe
circa 1860-1869
Ferrotype of "Old Abe," the bald eagle mascot of the 8th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War. The young bird has brown head feathers and is standing on a perch. Hand-colori...
