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Confederate Rest at Forest Hill Cemetery

Date: 1950
Description: Burial plot at Forest Hill Cemetery, where 140 Confederate prisoners of war were interred after perishing at Camp Randall military prison during the spring...
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Forest Hill Cemetery

Date: 1961
Description: A Confederate Rest at the Forest Hill Cemetery, with graves of Confederate soldiers who died as prisoners of war in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1862.
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Henry Clay Taylor

Date: 1862
Description: Studio portrait of 2nd Lieutenant Henry Clay Taylor (1838-1864), 21st Wisconsin Infantry, Company A, wearing a Union soldier's uniform. Henry was a bookke...
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Hans A. Lageson

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Description: Three-quarter length cabinet card portrait, in front of a painted backdrop and with a prop fence, of Hans A. Lageson [as written on published of Roster of ...
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Amon Kjelsvik (Kjellsvig)

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Description: Waist-up oval studio portrait of Anon Kjellsvig [as written on the published Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, Volume 1; also written as Amon Kjellsvig on th...
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Simon A. Myhre

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Description: Waist-up seated oval studio portrait of Peter A. Myhre, a corporal in Company I, 15th Wisconsin Infantry in uniform holding a musket across his chest. The ...
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Ole Peterson

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Description: Vignetted head and shoulders cabinet card portrait of Ole Peterson, a private in Company I, 15th Wisconsin Infantry in uniform. The following information w...
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Christian Knudson Dicken

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Description: Three-quarter length oval studio portrait of Christian Knudson Dicken [as written on backing of photograph; also written as Christian Knudson on Descriptiv...
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Paul M. Paulson Slatten

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Description: Waist-up oval studio portrait of Paul M. Paulson Slatten [as written on backing of photograph; also written as Paul M. Paulson on Descriptive Rolls, Volume...
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Severt Peterson

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Description: Waist-up oval studio portrait of Severt Peterson [as written on backing of photograph and published roster: Wisconsin Volunteers: War of the Rebellion (191...
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Andrew Clement

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Andrew Clement, a first lieutenant in Company K, 15th Wisconsin Infantry, in uniform. The following information was obtai...
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Ellend Erickson

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Description: Waist-up seated studio portrait of Ellend Erickson, a first lieutenant in Company K, 15th Wisconsin Infantry, in uniform. The following information was obt...
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Christian E. Tanberg

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Description: Head and shoulders studio portrait of Christian E. Tanberg, a first lieutenant in Company D, 15th Wisconsin Infantry, in uniform. The following information...
Manuscript

Fairchild Parole Document

Date: 07 02 1863
Description: Parole document issued to Colonel Lucius Fairchild of the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg after being wounded on the first day...
Manuscript

Register of Dead, Wounded, and Prisoners

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Description: "A register of persons who have been either killed, wounded, or taken prisoners by the enemy in Augusta County, as also of such as have made their escape."
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Russian Prisoners Carrying Wounded Troops

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Description: Russian POW's carrying wounded Austrian soldiers over difficult terrain in the Black Mountains, Montenegro and Albania. The Black Mountain(s) refers to the...
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Russian Prisoners Carrying Wounded

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Description: Russian POW's carrying wounded soldiers over difficult terrain in the Black Mountains of Montenegro. The Black Mountain(s) refers to the area around Mount ...
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Russian Prisoners Carrying Wounded

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Description: Russian POW's carrying wounded Austrian soldiers over difficult terrain in the Black Mountains of Montenegro. The Black Mountain(s) refers to the area arou...

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