Wisconsin Civil War Officer, U.S. Congressman |
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Brief biography of Civil War veteran and three term U.S. Congressman best remembered for disobeying orders to return fugitive slaves to their owners. |
Civil War Philanthropist, Wisconsin First Lady, Nurse, and Teacher |
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A brief biography of Wisconsin’s Florence Nightingale, Cordelia Harvey who was a strong voice for innovatring Civil War Military hospitals. |
Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Wisconsin Governor |
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Brief biography of Gov. Louis P. Harvey, helped organize the Republican Party in 1854, state senator from 1854-1857 and in 1862 became governor. |
Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Lumberman |
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Brief biography of Col. Joseph Bailey, the lumberman famous for his creative application of dams during the failed Civil War Red River Campaign of 1864. |
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 |
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Read about the Norwegian immigrant who became colonel to the predominately Norwegian 15th Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War. |
Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Lawyer, Governor's Guard |
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Read about a very influential Civil War Colonel that served as aide-de-camp to the top commanders of the Iron Brigade. Includes inks to learn more. |
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 Officer, Lawyer, 8th Wisconsin Governor |
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Learn about the German born man who would become Wisconsin's 8th governor. This article includes links to original documents. |
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 Wisconsin Secretary of State, Newspaper Publisher |
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Thomas S. Allen is best remembered for his leadership of the 5th Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War. |
Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Newspaper Editor, Philanthropist |
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Wisconsin Civil War Officer, U.S. Marshall, Business Owner |
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Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Politician, Manufacturer |
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Wisconsin Civil War Officer, U.S. Marshall, Wisconsin Board of Regents Member |
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Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Lumber Mill Owner, Founded the Town of Somerset |
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Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Mexican-American War Officer |
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