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| Primary source collections curated by Wisconsin educators, complete with lesson plans for classroom use. |
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| Primary source collections curated by Wisconsin educators, complete with lesson plans for classroom use. |
| Civil War unit |
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| Discover the only Civil War brigade made up chiefly of Wisconsin men, The Iron Brigade. |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Learn about the Battle of the Wilderness that occurred from May 5 to June 12, 1864. |
| Civil War Philanthropist, Wisconsin First Lady, Nurse, and Teacher |
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| A brief biography of Wisconsin’s Florence Nightingale, Cordelia Harvey who was a strong voice for innovatring Civil War Military hospitals. |
| Lawyer, Judge, Politician and Land Speculator |
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| Biography of lawyer, judge, politician and land speculator Morgan Lewis Martin. |
| Lawyer and Politician |
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| Biography of John Coit Spooner who was a lawyer and politician, known as a leading Stalwart Republican. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Lumberman |
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| Brief biography of Col. Joseph Bailey, the lumberman famous for his creative application of dams during the failed Civil War Red River Campaign of 1864. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Lawyer, Politician, 6th Wisconsin Governor, Presidential Cabinet Member |
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| Brief biography of lawyer, judge and politician Alexander W. Randall, who served as the sixth Governor of Wisconsin from 1858 until 1861. |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Brief summary of the Battle of Appomattox Court House where Confederate General Robert E. Lee was forced to surrender to Union commander Ulysses S. Grant. |
| A brief description of the violent attacks that ensued after the Civil War military draft began in Wisconsin. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 3rd Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Hamilton, in Fond Du Lac and mustered into service on June 19, 1861. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 10th Wisconsin Light Artillery was organized at New Lisbon and mustered into service on February 10, 1862, at Camp Utley in Racine. |
| Brief hisory of troops from Wisconsin in the Civil War. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 4th Wisconsin Light Artillery was organized at Racine and mustered into service on October 1, 1861. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 12th Wisconsin Infantry was organized between October 18 and December 13, 1861, at Camp Randall in Madison. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 2nd Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Randall in Madison, and mustered into service on June 11, 1861. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 8th Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Randall in Madison, mustered into service September 13, 1861, and left for St. Louis on October 12, 1861. |
| Lawyer, Politician, Senator, Cabinet Officer and Philanthropist |
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| Biography of William Freeman Vilas, 1840-1908. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 20th Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Randall in Madison and mustered into service on August 23, 1862. |
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