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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

General Rosecranz / Battle at Corinth

Date: 10 03 1862
Description: "General Rosecranz and staff huredly [sic] erecting earthworks during the Battle at Corinth. The enemy driving in our lines." Men are on horses on a...
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...
Photograph

General Winfield Scott Hancock and his Staff Officers

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Description: General Winfield Scott Hancock and a large number of his staff officers.
Painting

Fort Shelby/Fort McKay

Date: 1823
Description: British evacuation of their fort at Prairie du Chien after the end of the War of 1812. Fort Shelby, the first fort at Prairie du Chien, was built in 1814 b...
Photograph

General Sherman's Staff

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Description: General William Tecumseh Sherman and his staff. The man fourth from the right marked with an "x" is believed to be General John H. Hammond. All are in unif...
Photograph

Myles Standish Statue

Date: 1892
Description: Close-up of a statue of Captain Myles Standish, a military leader of the Plymouth Colony. Begun in 1892, the statue depicts Standish grasping his sword in...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Wilson Colwell

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Captain Wilson Colwell, Company B, 2nd Wisconsin Infantry, with revolver and sword. Colwell was killed in action at...
Photograph

William H. Lindwurm

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Description: Seated carte-de-visite portrait of Captain William H. Lindwurm, Company F, 6th Wisconsin Infantry, sitting and holding his sword.
Photograph

Newton H. Kingman

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Description: Three-quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of Captain Newton H. Kingman, Company I, 13th Wisconsin Infantry, wearing full uniform with sidearm and sword...
Photograph

Harrison Carroll Hobart

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Description: Seated carte-de-visite portrait of Colonel Harrison Carroll Hobart, F & S, 21st Wisconsin Infantry, wearing gauntlet gloves and holding his sword.
Photograph

Edwin L. Buttrick

Date: 03 10 1863
Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Edwin L. Buttrick, 24th Wisconsin Infantry, standing in full uniform with sword on left side.
Photograph

John A.S. Verdier

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of John A.S. Verdier from Company H of the 27th Wisconsin Infantry. He is standing in full uniform resting his right e...
Photograph

William N. Williams

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of First Sergeant William N. Williams from Company K of the 27th Wisconsin Infantry, standing in uniform holding his s...
Photograph

Charles Witte

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Captain Charles Witte from Company E of the 27th Wisconsin Infantry, standing in uniform with sword on his left sid...
Photograph

Alexander Ahab Arnold

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Description: Seated waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Captain Alexander Ahab Arnold, Company C, 30th Wisconsin Infantry, sitting with his sword at his side.
Photograph

Lewis S. Burton

Date: 1862
Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Captain Lewis S. Burton, Company B, 30th Wisconsin Infantry, standing in full uniform with his sword on his left si...
Poster

The Southern Prisons of U.S. Officers

Date: 1865
Description: "The Southern Prisons of U.S. Officers: Scenes from life as a prisoner of war, with explanations--sketched by Lieut. & Top Eng'r O.R. Dahl, 15th Wisconsin ...

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