Term: Edgerton Bible Case in the Dictionary of Wisconsin History |
Brief explanation of The Edgerton Bible case and its wider ramifications. |
Civil Rights Law |
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Learn about the Milwaukee based lawyer who won two of Wisconsin's most important civil rights cases and was on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. |
A brief history of the Barstow-Bashford Affair of 1856. |
The Antiquated Belief of a Chief Justice |
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Discover Wisconsin Chief Justice Edward G. Ryan's opinion on women and court |
Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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Read about the 36th Wisconsin Infantry, which served in the Civil War 1864-1865 and lost 342 men during service. |
United States Supreme Court Justice |
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Biography of William H. Rehnquist, who was born in Milwaukee and went on to serve as an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. |
Lawyer, Politician, Judge, Author |
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Discover the history of John Bradley Winslow |
Black Voting Rights Activist |
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Biography of Ezekiel Gillespie who was active in Milwaukee's small Black community, especially on voting rights issues. |
Lawyer and Politician |
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Discover the history of Raymond Joseph Cannon |
Term: Civil War (36th Infantry) in the Dictionary of Wisconsin History |
Civil War Battle Summary |
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Brief summary of the Battle of Appomattox Court House where Confederate General Robert E. Lee was forced to surrender to Union commander Ulysses S. Grant. |
Term: Shirley S. Abrahamson (1933) in the Dictionary of Wisconsin History |
Lawyer, Politician and Governor |
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Discover the history of Wisconsin governor Bashford Coles. |
Pioneer |
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Discover the history of pioneer Canute Anderson |
Judge, Lawyer, Politician |
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Discover the history of William Francis Bailey |
Fur Trader and Chief Justice |
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Biography of fur trader and chief justice of the Brown County Court Jacques Porlier. |
A Wisconsin Civil War Story |
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On May 9, 1864, Ojibwe Indians from the 7th Wisconsin Infantry help drive back enemy skirmishers with American Indian war tactics in Spotsylvania, Virginia |
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