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Swearing-In Native American Civil War Recruits

Date: 1861
Description: Thomas Bigford (in cap, on left) and another official swearing-in two Native American Civil War recruits. Thomas Bigford (1815-1890) of Taycheedah, Wiscons...
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Robert E. Lee

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Description: Portrait of Robert E. Lee, seated, in his later years.
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Reunion of Company E, 12th Wisconsin Infantry

Date: 1899
Description: Portrait of the veterans of Company E, 12th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry at their reunion. H.H. Bennett appears standing at the far right of the second row...
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Rutherford B. Hayes

Date: 1881
Description: Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th President of the United States (1877-1881). Born in Delaware, Ohio on October 4, 1822, he died on January 17, 1893 in Fremont, O...
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Colonel Rollin M. Strong

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Description: Oval-framed waist-up portrait of Colonel Rollin M. Strong of the 19th Wisconsin Volunteers.
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Fairchild at Gettysburg Monument

Date: 1869
Description: Governor Lucius Fairchild of Wisconsin and an unidentified group visiting the still uncompleted national monument at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in 1869. Fair...
Manuscript

Confederate Battle Flag

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Description: Battle flag of the Second Regiment Mississippi Volunteers captured together with much of the regiment by the Sixth Wisconsin Volunteers at Gettysburg July ...
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"Brad" Robinson Family

Date: 1925
Description: A studio portrait, presumably of Brad Robinson, his son and grandson. The eldest wears a badge of the Grand Army of the Republic, identifying him as a Civ...
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Patriotic Letterhead

Date: 10 13 1864
Description: Colorfully decorated letter received in the office of Wisconsin Governor James Lewis from Isaac Joiner of the Veterans Reserve Corps stationed in Alexandri...
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Colonel John G. Clark

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Description: Waist-up oval portrait of Colonel John Clark.
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Donald Crisp publicity still for "The Birth of a Nation"

Date: 1915
Description: In this publicity still for D.W. Griffith's silent drama "The Birth of a Nation," Donald Crisp wears a U.S. Army uniform for his role as General Ulysses S....
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Henry Walthall publicity still for "The Birth of a Nation"

Date: 1915
Description: In this publicity still for D.W. Griffith's silent drama "The Birth of a Nation," Henry Walthall stands outdoors in a Confederate uniform for his role as C...
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Durand Lynch Tree

Date: 1962
Description: A tall oak with two main trunks frames the Civil War monument on the lawn of the Pepin County Courthouse. Removed in 1977, the tree was the site of the lyn...
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James S. Alban

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Description: Oval-framed portrait of James Shane Alban, a lawyer, District Attorney of Portage County, Wisconsin (1847-1848), and member of the Wisconsin Senate from th...

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