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H.H. Bennett in GAR Uniform

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Description: Studio portrait of H.H. Bennett wearing a GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) uniform.
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Captain Gillespie

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Description: Studio portrait of Captain Gillespie.
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H.H. Bennett

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of H.H. Bennett standing. He is wearing a uniform, holding a hat in his left hand, and resting his right hand on the back of a ...
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Civil War Soldiers

Date: 1863
Description: The men in this tintype image were among 500 soldiers taken prisoner at Brentwood on March 25, 1863 and sent to Richmond. They were exchanged for Confedera...
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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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Charles C. Stone

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Charles C. Stone of Decatur, Wisconsin, a member of the 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 1...
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Edward G. Kneeland

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Edward G. Kneeland of Shullsburg, Wisconsin, a member of the 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 15th Army Corps Band.
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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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Unidentified Civil War Soldier

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Description: Full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified Civil War soldier standing and holding a rifle.
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An Unnamed Soldier

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Description: Waist-up seated portrait of an unnamed Union soldier. Cased frame around portrait. He is wearing a hat, and a US belt buckle.
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Union Army Musician

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Description: Full-length standing portrait of an Union army musician of an artillery battery.
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1st Wisconsin Infantry, Company C

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Description: Five members of the 1st Wisconsin Infantry, Company C, who enlisted in 1861, were captured at the Battle of Chickamauga, and escaped together from a Confed...
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Captain P.W. Plummer

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Description: Carte-de-visite of Captain P.W. Plummer of the 6th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. A handwritten note on the photograph reads: "Killed in the Wilderness".
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Lieutenant W. James Atkins

Date: 06 22 1944
Description: Portrait of Lieutenant W. James Atkins, son of Mrs. Margaret M. Atkins, served with the British Eighth army of the American Field Service in the Middle Eas...
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William L. Utley

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Description: Formal portrait of William L. Utley, former Adjutant General of Wisconsin, with his hand inside his uniform jacket. This was copied from an oil painting by...
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William V. W. Reilly

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Description: Studio portrait of William V.W. Reilly of the 7th Cavalry.
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Captain P.W. Plummer

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Description: Carte-de-visite of Captain P.W. Plummer of the 6th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry.
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John Brown

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Description: Engraved vignetted carte-de-visite of John Brown, who led a raid on the U.S. Arsenal on October 16, 1859, at Harper's Ferry in the hopes of capturing weapo...
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Reunion of Company K, 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry

Date: 07 28 1913
Description: Group portrait of a reunion of Company K, 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, on the Trautwein farm. The company on this occasion were the guests of Mr. And ...
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Children and Soldiers on Street in Cuba

Date: 1959
Description: Close-up of two soldiers walking down the street in La Maya Cuba one year after the Cuban Revolution. Boys are crowding around the soldiers, and town build...

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