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Grand Army of the Republic

Date: 08 06 1886
Description: A certificate from the Grand Army of the Republic, announcing that Lucius Fairchild on August 6, 1886 was elected Commander in Chief of the 20th annual Nat...
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Memorial and Resolution

Date: 09 03 1896
Description: Memorial and Resolution adopted by the Thirtieth National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, held in St. Paul, Minnesota. In Memoriam of past Co...
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Grand Army of the Republic

Date: 05 18 1886
Description: Certificate commissioning J.W. Oakley Aid-de-Camp in the Grand Army of the Republic. It is signed by Lucius Fairchild.
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Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Wisconsin

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Description: Resolutions adopted by the Madison, Wisconsin post of the Grand Army of the Republic. The text on the top reads, "Grand Army of the Republic, Department of...
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Letter from Dickey Chapelle

Date: 03 28 1945
Description: A page of a letter written by Dickey Chapelle to Daniel Mich describing arrival by air to an unspecified location for a mission.
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Gettysburg Battle Field Memorial Association

Date: 1895
Description: Certificate appointing Lucius Fairchild as the director of the Gettysburg Battle Field Memorial Association. The certificate is decorated with oval portrai...
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Fiftieth Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg Commission

Date: 07 1913
Description: A program of events for the reunion of Union and Confederate veterans, including prayers, music, speeches, and fireworks.
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Fiftieth Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, Wisconsin Identification Certificate

Date: 07 1913
Description: A Fiftieth Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, Wisconsin Identification Certificate, certifying that Albert T. Lamson, who enlisted in Company G, 104 ...
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Wisconsin Monuments at Gettysburg

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Description: Information about eight photographs detailing the seven Wisconsin monuments erected at the Gettysburg battlefield and the commission that placed them there...
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J.L. Mitchell Letter

Date: 01 08 1863
Description: Letter from John L. Mitchell to his mother describing combat and conditions at Camp Bradley near Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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Racine Soldiers' Monument Association Letterhead

Date: 1880
Description: Letterhead with an illustration of a soldier on guard duty in camp and the name of the associations' officers.
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Abraham Lincoln Letter

Date: 08 29 1862
Description: A letter written by President Abraham Lincoln to Major General McClellan, written at the time of the Second Battle of Bull Run at Manassas, VA.
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Ebenezer Brigham Memorandum of Passing Events

Date: 06 23 1832
Description: Document written by Ebenezer Brigham listing events at Fort Blue Mounds.
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15th Wisconsin Infantry Regimental Flag

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Description: Drawing of older gentleman presenting the regimental flag of the 15th Wisconsin Infantry, presumably at a Grand Army of the Republic meeting. The image is ...
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Freemen of Ohio

Date: 07 02 1813
Description: A handbill circulated by Governor Meigs and General McArthur of Ohio in an effort to recruit men into the local militia. Men were needed to serve against t...
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W.D. Bartlett Letter

Date: 06 28 1863
Description: A letter written by W.D. Bartlett to his cousin describing life as a Civil War soldier.
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Fort Dearborn Evacuation Order

Date: 07 29 1812
Description: A handwritten order to evacuate Ft. Dearborn.
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Neighborhood House Activities Scrapbook: Afghan for Red Cross

Date: 1941
Description: Image from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with women from the Good Times Club holding up an afghan they made for the Red Cross. A group of women, ...
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Lincoln-Schurz Letter

Date: 03 25 1862
Description: Brief letter from President Abraham Lincoln to Secretary of War Edwin Stanton asking to see the files for Carl Schurz of Wisconsin and Milo Smith Haskell (...
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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...

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