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General Grant

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Description: A portrait of General Grant surrounded with scenes of his life.
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Heroes of the Civil War

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Description: "Heroes of the Civil War". Engraving of eight Union leaders with decorative battlefield scenes.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

1st Wisconsin Cavalry Veterans

Date: 1902
Description: Newspaper page with a composite of portraits of the First Wisconsin Cavalry veterans from the Civil War who enlisted at Ripon, Wisconsin.
Photograph

Cowboy Soldiers

Date: 1918
Description: Members of the U.S. Remount Service, all former cowboys, in training at Camp Lewis.
Manuscript

First Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry Roster

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Description: Commemorative Civil War roster of First Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry, Wisconsin Hussars Squadron "G." Depicts "Our Country as it was in 1860" with ...
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James B. Pond

Date: 1903
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of a bearded James B. Pond wearing eyeglasses and his Medal of Honor rosette.
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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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Edward D. Coe

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of 2nd Lieutenant Edward D. Coe, Company B, 1st Alabama Calvary (Union). Coe mustered into service at Corinth, Mississip...
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Thomas Stewart

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Description: Seated portrait of Thomas J. Stewart (b. 1842), Company C, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry. He enlisted on November 2, 1863 and was mustered out of service as a corp...
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Camp Travis

Date: 1918
Description: A view of five men on horseback during a cavalry exercise. The horses are jumping over wooden fences on the plain at Camp Travis, named in 1917.
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Camp Washburn, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Date: 1860
Description: A soldier rides a horse with a military camp in the background. Caption below reads, "CAMP WASHBURN, MILWAUKEE - - WIS." Blue ink on beige envelope, image ...
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Head Quarters, 2nd Regiment Wisconsin Cavalry. Camp Washburn, Milwaukee.

Date: 1860
Description: A cavalry soldier on a horse appears on left, a military camp is seen in the background. To the right in fancy type: "Head Quarters, 2D REGT. WIS. CAVAL...
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Lieutenant Howard Bass Cushing

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Howard Cushing in uniform.
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Chester Hamilton Burgess with Unidentified Soldier

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Description: Quarter plate ferrotype/tintype. Full-length portrait of Chester Hamilton Burgess standing with an unidentified soldier. Both men are wearing Civil War uni...
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1st Wisconsin Infantry Camp

Date: 1916
Description: Camp of the 1st Wisconsin Infantry at Leon Springs, Texas. Soldiers are standing near tents, with some men sitting astride horses.
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Chief Sharp Nose and Captain William C. Brown

Date: 1899
Description: Two men smiling and shake hands outdoors. The man on the right is wearing a military uniform, and the man on the left is holding a rifle. There is a buildi...

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