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The Union House Tavern

Date: 1900
Description: The Union House Tavern, known as Schulkamp's Corner Saloon, 2601 East Washington Avenue at Milwaukee Street. A group of men are standing on the porch holdi...
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Peter D. Thomas

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Description: Seated portrait of Peter D. Thomas (1847-1925) of Racine. Thomas was an escaped slave who joined the 15th Wisconsin Regiment during its service in Tennesse...
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George Byron Merrick

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of George Byron Merrick (1841-1931) of the 30th Wisconsin Infantry.
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Reunion of the 15th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

Date: 1880
Description: Outdoor elevated view of a reunion of the Norwegian American men of the 15th Regiment of the Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry at Luther College. They are posin...
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Lucius Fairchild

Date: 1870
Description: Waist-up portrait of Lucius Fairchild during his tenure as Secretary of State of Wisconsin. Fairchild's arm was amputated after he was injured at the Battl...
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Abraham Lincoln and Union Commanders

Date: 1884
Description: This composite portrait of David G. Farragut, William T. Sherman, George H. Thomas, Abraham Lincoln, George G. Meade, Ulysses S. Grant, Joseph Hooker, Phil...
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President Jefferson Davis of the Confederate States of America and Generals

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Description: Jefferson Davis, center, surrounded by, clockwise from the top: Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee, A.P. Hill, J.E.B. Stuart, Braxton Bragg, Joseph E. John...
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16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry

Date: 09 07 1887
Description: Group portrait of the 16th Wisconsin Infantry at the Wisconsin State Capitol, together with their wives and families, taken at their first reunion. Because...
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Robert E. Lee

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Description: Portrait of an aging Robert E. Lee, in profile.
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Robert E. Lee

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Description: Portrait engraving of Robert E. Lee, seated.
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Ulysses S. Grant

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Description: Portrait engraving of Ulysses S. Grant, "From the photograph preferred by himself, 1869."
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Ulysses S. Grant

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Description: Portrait engraving of Ulysses S. Grant.
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View Across Camp Randall

Date: 09 10 1875
Description: View looking west across the area once occupied by Camp Randall during the Civil War and towards the Breese Stevens farm property. The Madison Centennial ...
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Chester A. Arthur

Date: 1885
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Chester A. Arthur, the 21st President of the United States. Arthur was born on October 5, 1829 in Fairfield, Vermont, and di...
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George Spaulding

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of George Spaulding of Brodhead, Wisconsin, a member of the 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 15th Army Corps Band. Mustered out July 8t...
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Composite of the 15th Army Corps Band

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Description: Composite of tintype portrait plates of the 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 15th Army Corps Band.
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13th Wisconsin Infantry Company K

Date: 12 1861
Description: Group portrait of seven members of the 13th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Company K.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

1st Wisconsin Cavalry Veterans

Date: 1902
Description: Newspaper page with a composite of portraits of the First Wisconsin Cavalry veterans from the Civil War who enlisted at Ripon, Wisconsin.
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Cassius Fairchild

Date: 1859
Description: Portrait of Cassius Fairchild of Madison, the eldest son of Jairus Fairchild, about 1859. At this time he assumed responsibility for a large part of the fa...
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Washington Yates Selleck

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Description: Vignetted head and shoulders portrait of Washington Yates Selleck was Wisconsin's military agent in Washington, D.C. during the Civil War. In this capacity...

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