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Adelbert Ames

Date: 1865
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Adelbert Ames, US Army veteran and Republican politician. Ames was a general in both the Civil War and the Spanish-American War....
Photograph

Brigadier General Benjamin Alvord

Date: 1862
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Brigadier General Benjamin Alvord, a soldier, mathematician, and botanist. Alvord fought in the Seminole Wars with the 4th U.S. ...
Drawing

John Peter Altgeld

Date: 1893
Description: Engraved lithographic quarter-length portrait of John Peter Altgeld, a Union veteran of the Civil War, judge, lawyer, and politician. Altgeld was a Progres...
Photograph

John Peter Altgeld

Date: 1893
Description: Portrait of John Peter Altgeld, a Union veteran of the Civil War, judge, lawyer, and politician. Altgeld was a Progressive Democrat and the 20th Governor o...
Drawing

Brevet Brigadier General Thomas Scott Allen

Date: 1868
Description: Engraved lithograph of a waist-up portrait of Brevet Brigadier General Thomas Scott Allen. Allen was a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly f...
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Daniel Allender

Date: 1909
Description: Oval-framed quarter-length portrait of Daniel Allender, of Northport. He was identified in 1909 as the first white boy born in Milwaukee, on April 14, 1838...
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A.F. Allen

Date: 02 03 1869
Description: Carte-de-visite of a vignetted portrait of a man. It is signed: "Yours truly, A.F. Allen. Feb. 3rd 1869."
Photograph

Brigadier General Barton Stone Alexander

Date: 1866
Description: Full-length portrait of Barton Stone Alexander, an architect, engineer, and United States Army officer. He held the rank of Lieutenant colonel in the Union...
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James Herman Agen

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of a man with a two-star lapel pin. Caption reads: "Agen, James Herman. April 29, 1847 - Oct. 5, 1921. He was born at Montpelier, V...
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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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George E. Albee

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Description: Profile portrait of George E. Albee, a career military officer. He enlisted in Berdan's Sharpshooters (Wisconsin Company G) in 1862, then served in several...
Photograph

Richard Adams

Date: 1887
Description: Waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Richard Adams, a member of the 16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Company "F."
Photograph

Lars Aaker

Date: 1881
Description: Oval-framed waist-up portrait of Lars K. Aaker, a Norse immigrant, farmer, Civil War veteran and Minnesota state legislator. He emigrated to the United Sta...
Print

General Quincy A. Gillmore

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of General Quincy Adams Gillmore, a Union Army officer noted for his revolutionary use of artillery in the siege of Fort Pulaski.
Photograph

General John Gill

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait of General John Gill, sitting in a chair and holding a hat and umbrella. He was a Confederate Cavalry officer, grain exporter, and author o...
Manuscript

Company B, 49th Reg. Wisconsin Infantry Roster

Date: 1865
Description: A Civil War roster commemorating the soldiers of Company B in the 49th Reg. Wisconsin Infantry. There is an eagle at center top with a banner that reads: "...
Photograph

Captain George H. Otis

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Description: Vignetted head and shoulders civil war portrait of George Otis.
Map or Atlas

Chickamauga Battle Map

Date: 1900
Description: A hand-drawn map of the battlefield of the Battle of Chickamauga.
Photograph

General Rufus King

Date: 1863
Description: Seated portrait of General Rufus King of the Iron Brigade.
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Charles F. Moulton

Date: 1861
Description: A tintype portrait of Charles F. Moulton of the Dodgeville Guards, 12th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Company C.

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