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General Atkinson's Victory over Black Hawk

Date: 1845
Description: Engraving depicting the defeat of Black Hawk by General Henry Atkinson at the Battle of Bad Axe on August 2, 1832. The engraving depicts Federal Regulars a...
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Robert E. Lee

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait engraving of Robert E. Lee.
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Union Generals of the Civil War

Date: 1867
Description: Engraving of portraits of Generals in the Union Army during the Civil War. U.S. Grant is in the center, with H.W. Halleck on his left, and clockwise from t...
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Major General O.M. Mitchell

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Description: Engraving from Alonzo Chappel's painting of Major General O.M. Mitchell.
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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.
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Brigadeer General Anthony Wayne

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Description: Portrait of Brigadeer General Anthony Wayne, taken from an engraving from "The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans".
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Civil War "First Battle of Bull Run"

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Description: Steel engraving of the first major battle of the Civil War, fought in Virginia, near the Manassas, Virginia, railway junction, after which the battle is ca...
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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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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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Old Abe Composite

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Description: Composite paste-up intended to represent "Old Abe," eagle mascot of the Eighth Wisconsin Regiment in the Civil War with his bearer. At the Northwest Sanita...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

"Gigantic Robots" Article

Date: 04 29 1934
Description: An illustrated, sensational article about giant robots replacing soldiers in fighting wars.
Drawing

Colonel Allyn C. Litchfield

Date: 1864
Description: Engraved portrait of Col. A.C. Litchfield of the 7th Michigan Cavalry.

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