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Historical Essay

Father and Sons Become Enemies

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
Historical Essay

A Captain Shows Kindness to His Adversary

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
Historical Essay

Brothers Face Off at the Battle of Shiloh

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
Historical Essay

A Jackson County Captain Reflects on Slavery and Black Women

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
Historical Essay

'Old Abe' the Eagle Accompanies the 8th Wisconsin Infantry into War

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
Sergeant Major George Driggs of Company E, 8th Wisconsin Infantry, introduced readers of his 1864 memoir to the regiment's mascot and most famous member.
Historical Essay

Soldiers Respond to Their Hero's Welcome Home with Indifference

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
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
Historical Essay

Soldiers Have Fun with Nicknames for Top Leaders

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
Historical Essay

Soldiers Use Rifles to Bake Biscuits Over a Fire

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
Historical Essay

The Origin of the Famous Iron Brigade's Name

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
Historical Essay

Two Swimmers Thwart Rebel Sharpshooters

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
Historical Essay

Wisconsin Troops Help Capture Jefferson Davis

Learn about how the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry helped capture Confederate President Jefferson Davis in 1865.

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