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Frank A. Haskell

Date: 1862
Description: Lt. Frank A. Haskell, adjutant of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry. In 1862 Haskell became aide-de-camp to General John Gibbon who commanded the Iron Brigade. Wh...
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George Byron Merrick

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of George Byron Merrick (1841-1931) of the 30th Wisconsin Infantry.
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General Ulysses S. Grant

Date: 1861
Description: Civil War portrait of Ulysses S. Grant seated wearing a military uniform.
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Robert E. Lee

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Description: Portrait of Robert E. Lee, seated, in his later years.
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Robert E. Lee

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Description: Portrait of an aging Robert E. Lee, in profile.
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Cornelius Wheeler

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Description: Portrait of Cornelius Wheeler of Portage, who served in Company I, 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.
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Jane Jennings

Date: 1865
Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Jane Jennings, a Civil War nurse. She was raised in rural Green County, Wisconsin, and when her brother Guilford Jen...
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William Freeman Vilas

Date: 1858
Description: Portrait of William Freeman Vilas (1840-1908), Civil War and United States Senator, taken while he was a student at the University of Wisconsin.
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Cassius Fairchild

Date: 1859
Description: Portrait of Cassius Fairchild of Madison, the eldest son of Jairus Fairchild, about 1859. At this time he assumed responsibility for a large part of the fa...
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Rufus R. Dawes

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Description: Head and shoulders studio portrait of Rufus R. Dawes of the 6th Wisconsin Volunteers.
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Washington Yates Selleck

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Description: Vignetted head and shoulders portrait of Washington Yates Selleck was Wisconsin's military agent in Washington, D.C. during the Civil War. In this capacity...
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Amasa Cobb in Uniform

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Description: Portrait of Amasa Cobb seated, wearing his military unform.
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Amasa Cobb

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Description: Oval, head and shoulders portrait of Amasa Cobb.
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Jerome A. Watrous

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Description: Jerome A. Watrous in uniform, wearing medals for his military service during the Civil War and the Spanish-American War.
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George F. Pond

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a table and painted backdrop of a bearded George F. Pond. He is wearing a suit coat, vest, and trousers, and has a watch fob ch...
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Reverend Samuel W. Eaton

Date: 1864
Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait of Reverend Samuel Eaton posed with his hands on the back of a chair.
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Major General Abner Doubleday

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Major General Abner Doubleday in military uniform.
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Manning F. Force

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Manning F. Force in uniform.
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Elderly Hero

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Description: Autographed carte-de-viste of John L. Burns, the elderly resident of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania who volunteered to fight with the Union Army during the battl...
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Henry C. and Johanna Knab Koch

Date: 1867
Description: Henry C. Koch and his wife, Johanna Knab Koch, pose for a formal studio portrait. Henry C. Koch was a German born architect that designed many Wisconsin sc...

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