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William H. Cheney (?) and Lyman Richardson

Date: 1865
Description: Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of William H. Cheney (?) and Lyman Richardson. Half length portrait, seated, facing forward, wearing their Civil War uniforms...
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Memorial Day March

Date: 1920
Description: Small group of elderly men, two of them bearing, respectively, a U.S. Flag, and a banner, perhaps a company roster. This may be a group of Civil War vetera...
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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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Severt Peterson

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Description: Waist-up oval studio portrait of Severt Peterson [as written on backing of photograph and published roster: Wisconsin Volunteers: War of the Rebellion (191...
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George Georgeson [Jorgen Jorgenson]

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Description: Head and shoulders oval studio portrait of George Georgesson [as written on Regimental and Descriptive Rolls, Volume 20 and published Roster of Wisconsin V...
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Brown Siverson

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Brown Siverson [as written on portrait; also written as Brown Syverson on Descriptive Rolls, Volume 20 and published roster: Wisconsin...
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Osmund Johnson

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Description: Candid portrait of Osmund Johnson as an older man, wearing his hat askew. He served in Company K of the 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. According to the...
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Carl Nelson

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Description: Full-length cabinet card portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Carl Nielson [as written on published Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, Volume 1 and on t...
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Ben Nelson

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Description: Full-length oval portrait of Ben Nelson [as written on the photograph backing; also written as Ben Nilson on Descriptive Rolls, Volume 20 and published ro...
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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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Andrew Johnson

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Description: Head and shoulders oval studio portrait of Andreas Johnson, a sergeant in Company A, 15th Wisconsin Infantry. The following information was obtained from ...

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