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Rebel Sharpshooters Pick Off Wisconsin Soldiers

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
merciless bullets rang and soldiers were slaughtered as Captain Rufus R. Dawes' 6th Wisconsin Infantry was pinned down by enemy sharpshooters.
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Dog and Master at Antietam

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
The canine companion of Captain Werner Von Bachelle of Company F, 6th Wisconsin Infantry, proved his lasting loyalty on the battlefield
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Wisconsin Troops Capture a Rebel Regiment at Gettysburg

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
On July 1, 1863, Colonel Rufus R. Dawes and the 6th Wisconsin Infantry bravely move forward amid hidden enemy fire and finally capture the rebels
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Reflections on Unburied Soldiers Left at Gettysburg

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
On the second day at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863, Confederate troops drive the 6th Wisconsin Infantry from the battlefield
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Death and Destruction at Spotsylvania's Bloody Angle

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
The Battle of Spotsylvania, Virginia, in May 1864 pitted 100,000 Union troops against 52,000 Confederates.
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Wisconsin Soldier's Quick Action Saves Officer's Life

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
On the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1, 1863, the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry struggles to escape from encroaching Confederates
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Regiment Marches into First Battle Playing Music

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
The 24th Michigan Infantry proudly marches with Wisconsin's 6th Infantry in dense fog into its first combat playing music
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Confederate Guerillas Butcher Wisconsin Soldiers in Kansas

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
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A Surprise Attack on the 8th Wisconsin Infantry

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
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A New Recruit Discovers His Courage

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
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A Grieving Father Thanks Soldiers for Returning His Son's Body

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
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Sickness and Suffering Take Their Toll

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
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Wisconsin Officer Foresees His Own Death

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
Read how Colonel Louis Crane of the 3rd Wisconsin Infantry shared his feelings with his brother, James, on the day before the battle of Cedar Mountain
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Three Wisconsin Officers Narrowly Escape Death

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
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Brothers Face Off at the Battle of Shiloh

A Wisconsin Civil War Story

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