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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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Rutherford B. Hayes

Date: 1881
Description: Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th President of the United States (1877-1881). Born in Delaware, Ohio on October 4, 1822, he died on January 17, 1893 in Fremont, O...
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.
Print

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...
Postcard

Curley, Gen. Custer's Scout

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Description: Native American in native dress, two braids wrapped in fur, multi-strand beaded necklace. Caption reads: "Curley, Gen. Custer's Scout."
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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.
Drawing

Captain Augustus Quarles

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of Captain Augustus Quarles of Southport (now Kenosha) who served in an Illinois Regiment during the Mexican War.
Photograph

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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John Henry Johnson

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Description: Head and shoulders studio portrait of John Henry Johnson, a sergeant in Company G, 15th Wisconsin Infantry. The following information was obtained from the...
Photograph

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 ...
Photograph

John Crossman

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Description: Seated carte-de-visite portrait in front of a painted backdrop of John Crossman, Company C, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery, sitting with a musket across his...
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Theodore Haller

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Theodore Haller, 9th Wisconsin Light Artillery.
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Frederick Uebele

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Frederick Uebele, 9th Wisconsin Light Artillery.
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Orin J. Whitman

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Description: Carte-de-visite of a waist-up studio portrait of Orin J. Whitman, 9th Wisconsin Artillery.
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David C. Feeland

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Description: Waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Lieutenant David C. Feeland, Company D, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry.
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Joel Stewart

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Joel Stewart, Company C, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry.
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Monroe J. Wetherwax

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Private Monroe J. Weatherwax, Company I, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry. He is wearing a hat,...
Photograph

Double Portrait of Charles B. Aubrey

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Description: Waist up carte-de-visite portrait of Charles B. "Doc" Aubrey, 6th Wisconsin Infantry ("Iron Brigade") after the war. An engraving of Aubrey from 1862 is pr...
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Martin Shenk and Ryndert Van Loon

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite of Martin Shenk, holding a flag, and Ryndert Van Loon, holding a musket with bayonet attached. They are posed shaking hands in ...
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Charles W. Gulliford

Date: 10 1861
Description: Three-Quarter length portrait of Charles W. Gulliford, Company B, 12th Wisconsin Infantry, with musket. Photograph was taken at Camp Randall.

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