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Historical Essay

A Colonel Tricks His Confederate Captors

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
Read about how a lieutenant outwitted Confederate soldiers after he was captured in the fog near Petersburg, Virginia
Historical Essay

Chaplains' Virtues are Unheeded

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
Read a soldier's letter describing how some soldiers generally treated chaplains during the Siege of Vicksburg.
Historical Essay

Cordelia Harvey Persuades President Lincoln to Establish Northern Hospitals

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
Learn how Cordelia Harvey established a hospital in Madison to help Civil War soldiers

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