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Reunion of the Iron Brigade, Devils Lake, Wisconsin
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Outdoor group portrait of a reunion of the Iron Brigade, veterans of the Civil War, and their families at Devil's Lake, Wisconsin. The couple seated in the first row, second and third from the right, are Colonel and Mrs. Cornelius Wheeler of Portage, Wisconsin. Colonel Wheeler (1840-1915) served in Company I of the 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry from 1861-1864, and was later Governor of the Northwest Branch of the National Soldiers' Home in Milwaukee from 1892 to 1915.
September 16, 1896
McCollister, E. R.
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1915
Third Wisconsin Civil War veterans' reunion, posed on the lawn in front of the Beloit Public Library.
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September 1887
A group portrait of Civil War veterans and their families pose in front of the Milwaukee armory building at the reunion of The Iron Brigade.
1880 Iron Brigade Reunion
1880
A composite drawing, including photographic portraits, depicting "Doc" Aubrey, newsboy of the Iron Brigade, delivering papers to the camp where other members are depicted around tents. The flag on ...
