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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.
Manuscript

Commemorative Roster of Company G, 14th Wisconsin Infantry

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Description: Civil War commemorative roster of Company G, 14th Wisconsin Infantry, surrounded by illustrated scenes.
Drawing

Magazine at Farmington

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Description: A magazine (storage, usually for ammunition) at Farmington near Grand Junction (Tennessee). Soldiers are working around a storage area dug into the raised ...
Photograph

General Sumner and Staff

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Description: General Edwin Vose Sumner and his staff officers: (from left to right) Capt. A.H. Cushing; Capt. L. Kipp; Major Clark; Lt. Col. Joseph Taylor; Major Genera...
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Second Lieutenant Charles J. Robinson

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Description: Full-length seated studio portrait of Second Lieutenant Charles J. Robinson of the First Regiment of the Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, G Company, commanded...
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

Old Abe Displayed to Crowd

Date: 10 14 1861
Description: Engraving of Old Abe, mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Civil War Voluntary Infantry, displayed for a crowd. The eagle bearer holds Old Abe's staff perch while t...
Photograph

Iron Brigade Soldiers

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Description: Six Wisconsin soldiers that were part of the Iron Brigade, a unit comprised of soldiers from Wisconsin, Indiana, and Michigan that was known for its determ...
Photograph

William H. Church

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

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...
Photograph

General Hurlbut at the Battle of Shiloh #1

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Description: A stereograph view of a cyclorama of the Battle of Shiloh. Caption on stereograph reads: "Gen. S.A. Hurlbut and Union Troops in 'Hornets Nest.'" Text at ri...
Photograph

8th Iowa Regiment at the Battle of Shiloh #2

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Description: A stereograph view of a cyclorama of the Battle of Shiloh. Caption on stereograph reads: "8th Iowa repulsing charge of Braxton Bragg's com'd." Text at righ...
Photograph

Colonel Geddis and the 8th Iowa in the Hornets Nest #3

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Description: A stereograph view of a cyclorama of the Battle of Shiloh. Caption on stereograph reads: "Col. J.L. Geddis and part of 8th Iowa in the 'Hornets Nest.'" Tex...
Photograph

Colonel Geddis and the 8th Iowa at the Battle of Shiloh #3

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Description: A stereograph view of a cyclorama of the Battle of Shiloh. Caption on stereograph reads, "Col. J.L. Geddis and part of 8th Iowa in the 'Hornets Nest.'" Tex...
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General Prentis and the 6th Division at the Battle of Shiloh #4

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Description: A stereograph view of a cyclorama of the Battle of Shiloh. Caption on stereograph reads: "Gen. B.M. Prentis and 6th Division in the 'Hornets Nest.'" Text a...
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1st Arkansas Confederate Regiment Making a Charge #14

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Description: A stereograph view of a cyclorama of the Battle of Shiloh. Caption on stereograph reads, "1st Ark. Con. Regiment making a charge in "Hornets Nest.'"
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Sketch of Civil War Soldier

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Description: Marginal sketch of a soldier on guard from original letters written by Private Edmund F. Bennet of Newport, Wisconsin, Company E, 12th Wisconsin Volunteers...
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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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Milo Seeley

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Description: Seated carte-de-visite studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of 2nd Lieutenant Milo Suley, Company F, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry, sitting in a chair an...
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Charles J. Robinson

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of 2nd Lieutenant Charles J. Robinson, Company G, 1st Wisconsin Infantry, standing with his sword in his right hand an...

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