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Old Fort Winnebago

Date: 1834
Description: Reproduction of an oil painting of Fort Winnebago, which was built in 1827 by Major William Whistler and a detachment of the First Infantry. Caption reads:...
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Black Hawk's Surrender

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Description: Diorama in the Milwaukee Public Museum depicting Black Hawk's surrender on August 27, 1832 at Fort Crawford in Prairie du Chien.
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Passage for Attack

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Description: Dirt stairs through the trench wall. Captioned: "Passages up which troops rush for an attack."
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Old Barracks at Fort Howard

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Description: Old Barracks at Fort Howard, exterior building.
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Fort Howard from an Elevator

Date: 1865
Description: Elevated view of the fort, with snow on the ground.
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Annex of Old Fort Howard

Date: 1925
Description: View of the front of the annex, prior to restoration.
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Fort Crawford

Date: 1864
Description: Fort Crawford was decommissioned in 1856, having outlived its usefulness as a frontier post. During the Civil War, however, it functioned as a military ho...
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Fort Crawford

Date: 1954
Description: A view of the site of the original Fort Crawford (1816-1831).
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Fort Crawford

Date: 1940
Description: Former residence of the commanding officer. General Zachary Taylor was its first resident. It was subsequently rebuilt under the command of General Brooke....
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Fort Crawford

Date: 1925
Description: Ruins at Fort Crawford.
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Fort Crawford

Date: 1930
Description: Ruins of Fort Crawford.
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Fort Crawford

Date: 1930
Description: A view of the ruins of Fort Crawford.
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Fort Crawford

Date: 1936
Description: A view of Fort Crawford.
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Beaumont Memorial

Date: 08 1931
Description: The Beaumont memorial marker on the site of Fort Crawford.
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Indian Agency House

Date: 07 07 1929
Description: Miss Mary Prescott and Mrs. William McMahon, grandaughter and great grandaughter, respectively, of Pierre Paquette, appeared at a meeting called by the Wis...
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International Harvester Scout at Fort Stewart

Date: 1964
Description: A man drives an International Harvester Scout past military vehicles on display near the entrance to Fort Stewart.
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Stone Tower at Fort William Henry

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Description: View from rocky shore toward the stone tower at Fort William Henry. Four automobiles are parked in front of the tower, with houses and other buildings in t...
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Dorchester Fort

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Description: A view of Dorchester Fort, overrun with plants and trees. There is a man in the front seat of a carriage visible through a break in the wall.
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Glass Bayou — Logan's Division Coming Into Action

Date: 1880
Description: A scene from a panoramic painting of Grant's assault on Vicksburg.
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View Across the Tennessee River

Date: 1864
Description: View across the Tennessee River toward the city and Cameron Hill, showing the military bridge and some Union Army installations put up following the occupa...

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