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Syvert A. Lee

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Description: Full-length cabinet card portrait of Syvert A. Lee, a private in Company H, 15th Wisconsin Infantry in uniform next to a prop baluster and railing. The fol...
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James Garland Sturgis

Date: 1870
Description: Portrait of James Garland Sturgis in his West Point(?) cadet uniform. Born January 24, 1854; son of Samuel Davis Sturgis I and younger brother of Nina Stu...
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Military Portrait

Date: 1900
Description: Unknown soldier in full dress uniform.
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Samuel Davis Sturgis II

Date: 1880
Description: Born August 1, 1861, Samuel Sturgis was the younger brother of Nina Sturgis Dousman. He attended West Point Military Academy and had a distinguished career...
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Friedrich Holdmann on Horseback

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Description: Friedrich Holdmann of the Second Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment during the Civil War, astride his horse. Buildings are in the background.
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President Jefferson Davis of the Confederate States of America and Generals

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Description: Jefferson Davis, center, surrounded by, clockwise from the top: Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee, A.P. Hill, J.E.B. Stuart, Braxton Bragg, Joseph E. John...
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Military Ball Receiving Line

Date: 04 15 1932
Description: Attendees in formal wear are standing in a military ball receiving line, from right to left: Sam Pierce, Arnold H. Dammen, Helga Gundersen, Ralph M. Immel...
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Thomas J. Handy

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Description: Studio portrait of Thomas J. Handy, Company F, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry, standing with sword and pistol in belt.
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Rufus King

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Description: General Rufus King, seated in uniform.
Drawing

General C.C. Washburn

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Description: Portrait of Major General C.C. Washburn in uniform.
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Unidentified Group

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Description: Unidentified group, presumably in a U.S. Civil War Connection.
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Racine Civil War Veterans

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Description: "Civil War Day Pictures of Racine Veterans." Composite of small oval head and shoulders portraits of veterans of the Civil War, consisting of 100 Union sol...
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Lee Alexander

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Lee Alexander standing in military uniform, including an elaborate helmet and sword.
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Mason Richmond

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Description: Portrait of Mason Richmond, son of Lillie Greene Richmond, in uniform. He served in World War I.
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William H. Church

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of Lieutenant William H. Church standing next to a small table.
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Albert Emmonson

Date: 1862
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of Albert Emmerson, a sergeant in Company C, 15th Wisconsin Infantry, in uniform and holding a revolver across his chest. The ...
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General Carl Schurz

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Description: Engraved portrait of Carl Schurz, a German immigrant who settled in Wisconsin in 1855. President Abraham Lincoln appointed Schurz to the rank of general in...
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Copy Photograph of Man in Military Uniform

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Description: Copy photograph of a studio full-length portrait of a European American man posed standing with his right hand resting on a table draped with a floral prin...
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Sylvanus Thayer

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Description: Portrait of Colonel Sylvanus Thayer (June 9, 1785-Septmeber 7, 1872) in military uniform.
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William Hormusen

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait in front of a painted backdrop of William Hormusen, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery.

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