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| Brief history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Wisconsin. |
| Brief history of the automobile industry in Wisconsin. |
| Brief description fo the events surrounding Milwaukee's Third Ward fire of 1892. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 4th Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Utley in Racine and mustered into service on July 9, 1861. |
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| The 33rd Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Utley in Racine and mustered into service on October 18, 1862 |
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| The 2nd Wisconsin Light Artillery was organized at La Crosse and mustered into service on October 10, 1861. |
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| Read about the 8th Wisconsin Light Artillery, known as "Lyons' Pinery Battery," which was organized at Racine and served in the Civil War from 1862-1865. |
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| Learn about the 3rd Wisconsin Light Artillery, or Badger Battery, which served in the Civil War from 1862 to 1865, losing 27 men. |
| Learn about the Baptist congregations which began organizing in Wisconsin in the 1830s. |
| Learn about the advent of Unitarianism in Wisconsin in the mid-19th century. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| Read about the 5th Wisconsin Light Artillery, which served in the Civil War from 1861-1865 and lost 25 men during service. |
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| Read about the 6th Wisconsin Light Artillery, the Buena Vista Artillery, which served in the Civil War from 1861-1865 and lost 29 men during service. |
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| Read about the 4th Wisconsin Cavalry, originally 4th Wisconsin Infantry, from Racine, which served in the Civil War 1861-1966 and lost 431 men in service. |
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| Read about the 22nd Wisconsin Infantry, which served in the Civil War 1862-1865 and lost 243 men during service. |
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| The 9th Wisconsin Independent Battery Light Artillery was organized at Burlington and mustered into service January 27, 1862. |
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| The 31st Wisconsin Infantry was organized by companies at Prairie du Chien and at Camp Utley in Racine. |
| Wisconsin's Brigham Young |
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| Discover the history of early Mormon leader James J. Strang, self-proclaimed successor to Joseph Smith. |
| Europeans Come to Wisconsin |
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| Discover how Native Americans were removed from their lands in Wisconsin to make room for European immigrants. |
| Steamships, Canals and the 19th Century Economy |
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| Discover what happened when 19th century Wisconsin settlers tried to construct a canal between the Mississippi and the Great Lakes. |
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