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| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Lawyer, Politician, 6th Wisconsin Governor, Presidential Cabinet Member |
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| Brief biography of lawyer, judge and politician Alexander W. Randall, who served as the sixth Governor of Wisconsin from 1858 until 1861. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Newspaper Editor |
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| Brief biography of Gen. Rufus King, a leader of the famous Iron Brigade and influential newspaper editor. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer |
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| Read about the colonel of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry who was also one of the leaders of the Iron Brigade. This article includes several links. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Politician, University of Wisconsin Regent |
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| Read about one of the Democratic Party politicians around the time of the Civil War. This article details his Civil War service and contains several links. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Historian and Author |
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| Read about the man who wrote the most cited book on Wisconsin's involvement in the Civil War. This article includes several links to his work. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, 9th Governor of Wisconsin |
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| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, U.S. Congressman, Founder of General Mills |
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