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| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| Read about the 4th Wisconsin Cavalry, originally 4th Wisconsin Infantry, from Racine, which served in the Civil War 1861-1966 and lost 431 men in service. |
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| Read about the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, organized at Kenosha, which served in the Civil War 1861-1865 and lost 401 men in service. |
| Read about Welsh immigration to Wisconsin between 1840 and 1890, when many Welsh settled in rural enclaves as farmers |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| Read about the 43rd Wisconsin Infantry from Milwaukee, which served in the Civil War 1864-1865 and lost 75 men in service. |
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| Read about the 40th Wisconsin Infantry, which served in the Civil War 1864-1865 and lost 19 men during service. |
| Read about the Beef Slough War, a business conflict over access to timer in the Chippewa River watershed |
| Read about the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) , the New Deal program to conserve natural resources |
| Musician and Concert Violinist |
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| Read about Ole Bull, the Norwegian musician and concert violinist who resided in Madison for several years in the 1870s. |
| Read about the Battle of Fallen Timbers and the subsequent Treety of Greenville which compelled the Indians to treat with the United States |
| Wisconsin Civil War Soldier, U. S. Senator, German-Language Newpaper Editor |
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| Read about Carl Schurz, the German immigrant and political reformer who helped elect President Lincoln, fought in the Civil War, served as a U.S. Senator. |
| Lawyer, Land Speculator and Wisconsin's First Governor |
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| Discover the history of lawyer, land speculator and Wisconsin's first governor Nelson Dewey. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| Read about the 38th Wisconsin Infantry, which served in the Civil War 1864-1865 and lost 113 men during service. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| Read about the 36th Wisconsin Infantry, which served in the Civil War 1864-1865 and lost 342 men during service. |
| Read about the battle flags carried by Wisconsin troops in the Civil War and later displayed in the state capitol. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| Read about the 7th Wisconsin Light Artillery, which served in the Civil War 1861-1865 and lost 29 men during service. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| Read about the 30th Wisconsin Infantry, which served in the Civil War 1862-1865 and lost 69 men in service. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| Read about the 41st Wisconsin Infantry, which served in the Civil War 1864-1865 and lost 18 men during service. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| Read about the 10th Wisconsin Infantry, which served in the Civil War 1861-1864 and lost 244 men during service. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| Read about the 28th Wisconsin Infantry, which served in the Civil War 1862-1865 and lost 240 men during service. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| Read about the 35th Wisconsin Infantry, which served in the Civil War 1864-1865 and lost 276 men during service. |
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