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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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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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Lost Soldier Seeks Help from Confederate Civilian

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
On the march toward Antietam, Maryland, a soldier from the 7th Wisconsin Infantry gets separated from his regiment and asks a local civilian for directions
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Best Friends Killed at the Same Moment

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
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An Army Chaplain Objects to Issuing Passes for Slave Hunting

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
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Southern Women's Reaction to Union Soldiers

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 Good Samaritan is Taken Prisoner

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
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Doubt and Despair Plague a Recovering Soldier

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
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The Rank and File Grow Impatient

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
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A Winter March Tests Soldiers' Endurance

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
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A Minister Teaches Escaped Slaves to Read and Write

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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War's Excitement, Then Gruesome Reality Hits Home

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
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Advancing Troops Sobered by Carnage at the Battle of Shiloh

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
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Sickness and Suffering Take Their Toll

A Wisconsin Civil War Story

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