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Leonard J. Farwell

Date: 1865
Description: Waist-up portrait of Leonard J. Farwell.
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John Martin Henni

Date: 1860
Description: Waist-up portrait of John Martin Henni.
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Morgan L. Martin

Date: 1866
Description: Full-length portrait of Morgan L. Martin standing in a landscape, with a dog sitting at his feet.
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Cyrus Hall McCormick

Date: 1867
Description: Portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick.
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Old Abe on Flag Pole

Date: 1866
Description: "Old Abe The Live Wisconsin War Eagle," eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Regiment painted from life perched on a flag pole.
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Governor Alexander Randall

Date: 1862
Description: Portrait of the governor in the executive chamber.
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Caroline Klauber

Date: 1868
Description: Oil painting of Caroline Klauber, wife of Samuel Klauber.
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Samuel Klauber

Date: 1868
Description: Oil painting of Samuel Klauber one of Madison's first Jewish settlers and founder of Gates of Heaven Synagogue.
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James K. Proudfit

Date: 1866
Description: James K. Proudfit, adjutant general of Wisconsin, in uniform.
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On Horicon Lake in the State of Wisconsin

Date: 1860
Description: In April of 1860 Hölzlhuber took the railway from Milwaukee to Lake Horicon to visit the small town that was developing on its shore. Since the settlers we...
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A Journey on the Steamer 'Milwaukee'

Date: 1860
Description: In his journal Hölzlhuber described his departure from Milwaukee. "I spent the last night from May 3rd to 4th, 1860, upon the ocean steamer Milwaukee
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La Crosse, Wisconsin, on the Mississippi

Date: 04 1860
Description: Accompanying this sketch is Hölzlhuber's description of his last foray from Milwaukee before leaving America. "Before my return to Europe, D. Brandis, the ...
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12th Wisconsin Marching to Fort Riley

Date: 04 24 1862
Description: Watercolor view of Manhattan, Kansas, from the bluff westward. The watercolor portrays the 12th Wisconsin Volunteers on their way to Fort Riley, on April ...
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12th Wisconsin Marching through Tecumseh

Date: 04 1862
Description: Watercolor of the 12th Wisconsin Volunteers marching through on their way to Fort Riley, April 1862. Created by John Gaddis of Company E.
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Alarm at Humboldt

Date: 07 28 1862
Description: The alarm at Humboldt, Tennessee, July 28th, 1862. A watercolor by John Gaddis of the 12th Wisconsin Volunteers Company E.
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Fort Lincoln

Date: 1862
Description: Fort Lincoln, Kansas, when the 12th Wisconsin Volunteers arrived on their march from Fort Scott to Lawrence. A watercolor by John Gaddis of Company E.
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12th Wisconsin in Topeka

Date: 05 1862
Description: Topeka, Kansas, when the 12th Wisconsin Volunteers came marching through the town on their way to Fort Riley, May 1863. Watercolor by John Gaddis of E Com...
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Train Crossing 12th Wisconsin's Bridge

Date: 06 1862
Description: First train crossing the Obion River, Tennessee, on the Ohio and Mobile Railroad on a bridge built by the 12th Wisconsin Volunteers. Watercolor by John Ga...
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Ossawattamie, Kansas

Date: 03 1862
Description: Ossawattamie, Kansas, as it appeared at the time the 12th Wisconsin Volunteer's passed through on their march from Leavenworth to Fort Scott in March of 18...
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Camp Randall, from the N. E.

Date: 1862
Description: Photograph of a watercolor of a view of Camp Randall, from the northeast. Scene set on rolling hills, shows tents, buildings, horses and military members i...

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