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Jefferson Coates

Date: 1870
Description: Francis Jefferson Coates of the 7th Wisconsin who earned the Medal of Honor for bravery at the Battle of Gettysburg. Sergeant Coates was so severely wounde...
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Knudt Johnson

Date: 1865
Description: Tintype/ferrotype waist-up portrait of Knudt Johnson of the Dodgeville Guards, later known as Company C, 12th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. Gold ...
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Robert Hall McCormick

Date: 1875
Description: Oval framed studio portrait of Robert Hall McCormick (1847-1917), son of Leander James McCormick (1819-1900). He is wearing a suit jacket and necktie.
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Cyrus McCormick, Jr.

Date: 1875
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr. (1859-1936) at about age sixteen, wearing a necktie and suit jacket.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Death Notice of Arthur McArthur, Sr.

Date: 03 06 1898
Description: Death notice and image of Arthur McArthur, Sr. (the last name was sometimes spelled MacArthur). The death notice was printed in the Milwaukee Sunday Sen...
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Rev. David Lowry

Date: 1840
Description: Waist-up portrait of Reverend David Lowry. Lowry was appointed to be a teacher for the Ho Chunk (Winnebago) Tribe by Andrew Jackson. In 1834, he started a ...
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Brigadier General Benjamin Alvord

Date: 1862
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Brigadier General Benjamin Alvord, a soldier, mathematician, and botanist. Alvord fought in the Seminole Wars with the 4th U.S. ...

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