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Ahgamahwegezhig (Chief Sky)

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Ahgamahwegezhig (Chief Sky), a Lac du Flambeau Chippewa and the original captor of "Old Abe," mascot of Wisconsin's 8th Volunteer Regiment and Wisconsin's Civil War eagle.

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Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 11 x 17 cm

Collection Information

Digital Collection Wisconsin in the Civil War
Source Collection Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s)
Call Number Album 17.13b

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Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W014DMI
Legacy ID
WHi 78915

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Photographs
Young Abe

Young Abe

1943

Young Abe, Wisconsin's second war eagle, sitting on a perch. Mascot of the 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division.

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Old Abe on Perch

Old Abe on Perch

circa 1860-1869

A wood engraving of Old Abe, Civil War eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry.

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Young Abe on a Perch

Young Abe on a Perch

1943

"Young Abe," Wisconsin's second war eagle. Mascot of the 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division.Young Abe is on a perch on top of a log with his beak open and head tu...

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Prints
Old Abe

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.

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Old Abe

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...

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Old Abe

Old Abe

1870

Old Abe, eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. Old Abe is perched on a plank of wood with the American flag painted on it. The portrait is masked into an oval shape.

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