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| A brief history of the Barstow-Bashford Affair of 1856. |
| List of Wisconsin's territorial governors from 1836 to 1848 and a brief summation of the responsibilities of the position. |
| Too Progressive for Wisconsin |
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| Discover why Wisconsin's 1846 was re-written and passed in 1848 |
| A Wisconsin Civil War Story |
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| A Wisconsin Civil War Story |
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| Brief biography of fomer WI governor William Augustus Barstow (1813 - 1865). |
| A Wisconsin Civil War Story |
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| Sergeant Major George Driggs of Company E, 8th Wisconsin Infantry, introduced readers of his 1864 memoir to the regiment's mascot and most famous member. |
| A Wisconsin Civil War Story |
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| Brief biography of pioneer lawyer, politician and railroad man John Catlin. |
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| Brief biography of pioneer lawyer, politician and railroad man John Catlin. |
| Documented and Legendary Accounts of Lincoln's Visits to Wisconsin |
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| Abraham Lincoln's visits to Wisconsin, documented and legendary. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Spirito Del Carnevale (Spirit of the Carnival)sculpture by Vinnie Ream, 1870. (Museum Object #1965.270.2) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Eagle feather from Old Abe, the mascot of the 8th Regiment of the Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. (Museum object #1972.59) |
| U.S. Senator, Frontiersman, Soldier |
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| Brief biography of Henry Dodge (1782 - 1867). |
| A Dishonest Democrat and a Radical Republican |
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| Learn about the election that was so close that Wisconsin briefly had two governors until one was exposed for tampering with ballots. |
| Creating the Wisconsin Territory |
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| Discover the story of Wisconsin's first elections and how the state was divided into its present-day areas. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Giant knife presented to John Fox Potter by Missouri Republicans after his challenge to duel with a Virginia congressman, 1860. (Museum object #1957.112) |
| Brief biography of newspaperman and eventual Governor (1891-1895) |
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