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Drawing

A Battle as Seen by the Reserve

Date: 12 17 1862
Description: Illustration depicting a battle. In the foreground injured soldiers are gathered on and around the porch and yard of a house. In the background are columns...
Manuscript

Fairchild Parole Document

Date: 07 02 1863
Description: Parole document issued to Colonel Lucius Fairchild of the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg after being wounded on the first day...
Print

Menu for Army Reunion Banquet

Date: 12 16 1868
Description: Exterior and interior menu listing for an Army Reunion Banquet held at the Chamber of Commerce in Chicago. On the cover is a gold shield with a silver star...
Print

Wisconsin Perry's Centennial Commission Victory Cruise Menu

Date: 09 07 1913
Description: One-page menu printed on a wide silk ribbon to commemorate the victory of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry at the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812, ...
Manuscript

Memorandum In Pencil

Date: 07 14 1863
Description: An account of the Battle of Gettysburg written in pencil in the diary of Rufus Dawes.
Book or Pamphlet

Rufus Dawes Diary Entry

Date: 07 01 1863
Description: A two page diary entry written at the Gettysburg battlefield by Rufus R. Dawes.
Manuscript

Gettysburg Casualty Tabulation

Date: 1863
Description: A Gettysburg battle casualty tabulation in Rufus Dawes' diary noting how many people were killed, wounded, and missing.

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