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Mrs. Major Belle Reynolds

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Description: A sketch drawn from a formal photographic portrait of Mrs. Major Belle Reynolds. During the Civil War many women enlisted in armies or traveled with their ...
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Plaza at Springfield

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Description: "Plaza at Springfield — Missouri — Civil War". Image shows men standing in the Plaza and one man on horseback. Buildings include the Courthouse and a hospi...
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Camp of the 15th Regiment of the Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry

Date: 1862
Description: Sketch of the camp of the 15th Regiment of the Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry on Island No. 10 during the Civil War. Colonel Hans Christian Heg commanded the...
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Gaddis Sketches

Date: 11 08 1906
Description: Two Civil War watercolor drawings by John Gaddis, Company E, 12th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, showing the regiment in bivouac, and later their headquarte...
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Miscellaneous Sketches

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Description: Unrecognizable sketches and notes.
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Soldiers Bunks at Fort Holt

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Description: Drawing of a soldier holding a cup, standing next to his bunk at Fort Holt. Civil War firearms are in the closet on the right. Another man is in the backgr...
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Camp near Belle Plains

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Description: Small pen and pencil drawing of the camp of the 104th New York Volunteers near Belle Plains, Virginia, during the Civil War. Perhaps it was made by George...
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Ships

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Description: Preliminary sketches of ships.
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Partial Ship

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Description: A very vague and partial sketch of ships.
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Commemorative Roster of Co. D, 7th Wisconsin Infantry

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Description: Hand-lettered Civil War commemorative roster of Company D, Seventh Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, known as the Stoughton Light Guard. The background is decor...
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Landscape

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Description: A vague image of a landscape with trees.
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People Sketches

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Description: Various sketches of people's faces.
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People's Faces

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Description: A small, preliminary sketch of a gathering of people.
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Interior Sketch

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Description: An interior sketch, possibly of a hospital, with bunks lined up.
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Man in Uniform

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Description: Formal portrait sketch of an unidentified man in uniform.
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The Constitution

Date: 1860
Description: Two hands shaking with the Constitution, Union flag, battle ax and stars in the background. Caption below reads, "Our Union Forever." Red and blue ink on b...
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Hospital Boat

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Description: An image from a sketchbook showing a hospital boat (possibly steamboat).
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Exterior of Fort Donelson

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Description: Exterior of Fort Donelson with landscape including sparse buildings and trees.
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Boats/Rebel Gunboat

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Description: Rough sketch of a "Rebel Gunboat" and trees in the background.
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Map: "Rueben North Racine, Wisconsin..."

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Description: A very vague sketch of a map of North Racine, Wisconsin.

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