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| Date: | 1863 |
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| Description: | The men in this tintype image were among 500 soldiers taken prisoner at Brentwood on March 25, 1863 and sent to Richmond. They were exchanged for Confedera... |
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| Description: | Brigadier General Joseph Bailey was known for the rescue of the Red River Fleet by building a dam to float the stranded ships out. He also founded the smal... |
| Date: | 1862 |
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| Description: | Birds-eye view of a Wisconsin Civil War regiment on parade in Fond du Lac, as drawn by Louis Kurz from the Marr Street Methodist Church. The regiment canno... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | A damaged Republican Party ticket for the Racine County Wisconsin slate headed by Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin. Also of note on the ticket is Congre... |
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| Description: | Seated carte-de-viste portrait of Thomas M. Heard (residence: Lorain County, Ohio), Company K, 2nd Ohio Heavy Artillery. He is sitting at a table with his ... |
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| Description: | Waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Major General Nathaniel P. Banks, who was born on January 30, 1816 in Waltham, Massachusetts. Prior to the Civil War h... |
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| Description: | Carte-de-visite cartoon drawing of Jefferson Davis, being captured by Union troops while wearing a dress and escorted by other women. Titled "A So Called P... |
| Date: | 05 31 1862 |
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| Description: | Engraved view of the Commisary [sic] depot of Major-General Halleck's army at Hamburg Landing. |
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| Description: | Head and shoulders oval studio portrait of Ole Larson, a private in C Company, 15th Wisconsin Infantry in uniform. The following information was obtained f... |
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| Description: | Civil War soldier Micheal Stutzman who served in the Wisconsin Infantry, 50th Company F. |
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| Description: | Vignetted head and shoulders studio portrait of Emanuel Engelstad t, a first lieutenant in Company A, 15th Wisconsin Infantry, in uniform. The following in... |
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| Description: | Early sculpted sketch of the monument for Colonel Hans Heg designed by Paul Fjelde in the 1920s. |
| Date: | 1867 |
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| 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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| Description: | A Soldiers Memorial Roster. "Olmsted Guards" Mustered into U.S. service October 23rd 1862 Roll for Company D 27th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers. |
| Date: | 08 2013 |
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| Description: | View of the statue of Hans Christian Heg, with the Wisconsin State Capital in the background. Taken shortly before noon, the sculpture is silhouetted at th... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | A man is sitting on a headstone near the Iowa monument at the Andersonville National Cemetery. He is holding an umbrella in his right hand, and his hat and... |
| Date: | 09 2013 |
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| Description: | The preserved guardhouse on the site of Camp Randall under a protective awning. The guardhouse is made of wood and has metal screening in the small window ... |
| Date: | 01 2014 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Lafayette County Courthouse from the balcony of Square Books bookstore. Christmas lights, wreaths, and garlands decorate the square, c... |
| Date: | 07 2014 |
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| Description: | A large Bur Oak tree is shading a sign for Vesuvio's Little Italy restaurant on the corner of Washington and South 7th Street. Brick buildings across the s... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Jacob Witting, Jr., was born January 15, 1837 in Renhoff, Prussia. He was a soldier in the Iron Brigade during the Civil War. Jacob is posing standing with... |
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