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| Date: | 07 12 1865 |
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| Description: | A letter written by Wisconsin Governor James T. Lewis to E.G. Ayer of Harvard, Illinois, thanking him for his special care of and attention to sick and wou... |
| Date: | 07 14 1865 |
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| Description: | The first page of a letter written by E.G. Ayer of Harvard, Illinois, to Wisconsin Governor James T. Lewis, in gratitude for the governor's thanks for cari... |
| Date: | 07 14 1865 |
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| Description: | The second page of a letter written by E.G. Ayer of Harvard, Illinois, to Wisconsin Governor James T. Lewis, in gratitude for the governor's thanks for car... |
| Date: | 04 1862 |
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| Description: | Hand-tinted stationery showing the Capitol in Washington, D.C. in 1862. The blue tint on the dome may have been intended to represent the unfinished natur... |
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| Description: | Marginal sketch of a soldier on guard from original letters written by Private Edmund F. Bennet of Newport, Wisconsin, Company E, 12th Wisconsin Volunteers... |
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| Description: | Marginal sketch of a view of Weston from original letters written by Private Edmund F. Bennett of Newport, Wisconsin, Company E, 12th Wisconsin Volunteers. |
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| Description: | Marginal sketch of a soldier firing his rifle from original letters written by Private Edmund F. Bennett of Newport, Wisconsin, Company E, 12th Wisconsin V... |
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| Description: | Marginal sketch of two artillery pieces from original letters written by Private Edmund F. Bennett of Newport, Wisconsin, Company E, 12th Wisconsin Volunte... |
| Date: | 02 13 1862 |
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| Description: | Letter describing gun invention and Bradford's intentions for improvements. |
| Date: | 06 30 1855 |
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| Description: | Certificate of appointment for George B. Bingham as 1st Lieutenant, Milwaukee Light Guards. |
| Date: | 08 05 1861 |
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| Description: | Lucius Fairchild's commission as captain in the 16th infantry regiment, signed by Abraham Lincoln. |
| Date: | 02 18 1862 |
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| Description: | George W. Noble's commission as First Sergeant in the Wisconsin 2nd Cavalry. |
| Date: | 01 02 1864 |
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| Description: | George W. Noble's discharge letter from the Union Army during the Civil War. |
| Date: | 06 08 1864 |
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| Description: | George W. Noble's commission as First Lieutenant in the 2nd Wisconsin Calvary. |
| Date: | 01 08 1863 |
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| Description: | Letter from John L. Mitchell to his mother describing combat and conditions at Camp Bradley near Murfreesboro, Tennessee. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Letterhead with an illustration of a soldier on guard duty in camp and the name of the associations' officers. |
| Date: | 08 29 1862 |
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| Description: | A letter written by President Abraham Lincoln to Major General McClellan, written at the time of the Second Battle of Bull Run at Manassas, VA. |
| Date: | 06 28 1863 |
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| Description: | A letter written by W.D. Bartlett to his cousin describing life as a Civil War soldier. |
| Date: | 03 25 1862 |
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| Description: | Brief letter from President Abraham Lincoln to Secretary of War Edwin Stanton asking to see the files for Carl Schurz of Wisconsin and Milo Smith Haskell (... |
| Date: | 09 18 1863 |
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| Description: | The first page of a letter written by Hans Heg to his wife. |
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