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Thomas J. Handy

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Description: Studio portrait of Thomas J. Handy, Company F, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry, standing with sword and pistol in belt.
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Rufus King

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Description: General Rufus King, seated in uniform.
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Lucius Fairchild

Date: 11 1863
Description: Photograph of Lucius Fairchild of the 2nd Wisconsin made by Mathew Brady in Washington, D.C. about three months after the Battle of Gettysburg. Severely wo...
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Peter Larsen

Date: 1864
Description: Quarter plate ferrotype/tintype of Peter Larsen in a Civil War uniform holding a firearm.
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John Gibbon

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of John Gibbon in military uniform.
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General Meredith

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Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait of General Meredith standing near a chair with his hand inside his jacket.
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A Fireman Zouave Putting Out Secession

Date: 1860
Description: A Zouave fireman spraying a person in bed clothes in the face with a fire hose. Smoke is billowing in the background. Caption below reads, "A Fireman Zouav...
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McClellan, the Napoleon of America

Date: 1860
Description: Union General George McClellan seated on a rearing horse. His saber is drawn and held over his head. A military camp appears in the background. Black ink o...
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Civil War Reunion

Date: 1890
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the reunion of the 21st Wisconsin Infantry at the Soldier's Home.
Poster

Poster for "Secret Service"

Date: 1896
Description: Color lithograph poster. Title runs across top with author's name, William Gillette, under it in upper right corner. Scene depicts a well-dressed woman sta...
Poster

Poster for "Secret Service"

Date: 1896
Description: Color lithograph poster. Title runs across the top with the author's name just below it upper right. Scene from the drama shows a boy dressed in gray unifo...
Photograph

Civil War Reenactment

Date: 09 1993
Description: "Civil War reenactors stand at attention at Greenbush."
Photograph

General T.S. Allen

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Description: Studio portrait of Gen. T.S. Allen in uniform. He is standing with one hand on an ornate chair.
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Robert Z. Leonard in uniform in a scene still

Date: 1915
Description: Robert Z. Leonard costumed as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army in the Civil War, pauses warily by a window in a scene still for the silent drama "Betty'...
Photograph

Camp Randall Historic Marker

Date: 10 28 1961
Description: The dedication ceremony of the Camp Randall historical marker was part of the halftime entertainment of the Wisconsin versus Ohio State football game. Gove...
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Soldier Defending the Capitol Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead with a Union soldier standing guard, rifle in his right arm, beside the American flag. Four tents, representing a military camp, are pitched bet...
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Alfred Holt in Grandfather's Army Coat

Date: 07 04 1908
Description: Holding an American flag, Alfred Holt is dressed up in the Civil War army coat of his grandfather, Captain I.P. Rumsey. Caption reads: "Alfred in Grandfath...
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General Quincy A. Gillmore

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of General Quincy Adams Gillmore, a Union Army officer noted for his revolutionary use of artillery in the siege of Fort Pulaski.

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