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| Defining Sundaes |
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| Was the first ice cream sundae made in Wisconsin or New York? Give this whimsical story a read and come to your own conclusion. |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Learn about Wisconsin's role in this Civil War battle. This article includes links to related images and original documents. |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Read about one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War where more than 7,500 soldliers were killed. |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Learn about Wisconsin's role in one of the bloodiest battles during the Civil War. This article includes links to related documents and images. |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Learn about Wisconsin's role in one of the most pivotal battles of the Civil War. This article includes links to related images and documents. |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Read about Wisconsin's involvement in the Civil War battle that took place in Prairie Grove, Arkansas. This article includes links to related documents. |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Learn about Wisconsin's involvement in the bloodiest major battle during the Civil War. This article includes links to related images and documents. |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Learn about Wisconsin's involvement in one of the fiercest battles of the Civil War. This article includes links to primary sources and battle maps. |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Read about Wisconsin's role in one of the engagements that broke the Confederate siege of Chattanooga, TN. The article includes links to related documents. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 50th Wisconsin Infantry was recruited and organized at the very end of the war under the supervision of Colonel John G. Clark, of Grant County. |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Learn about the opening battle in the successful Union campaign to capture Vicksburg, Mississippi. |
| A Popular Speaker Sways Opinion |
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| Discover the connection between P.T. Barnum and the 1853 statewide referendum on liquor sales. |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Read about the Civil War battle that took place in Corinth, Mississippi. The article details Wisconsin's significant role in this Union victory. |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Learn about the Civil War battle that spawned the nickname "Iron Brigade." Article details Wisconsin's role in the battle and includes links. |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Learn about Wisconsin's involvement in the first major engagement of the Civil War. Article includes links to related images and documents. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| Read about the 1st Wisconsin Infantry. Includes links to a longer history, the Infantry's roster, list of casualities, original documents and assignments. |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Learn about the Civil War battle that gave Union forces control of the Mississippi River. |
| 3,000 Dam the Red River |
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| Read this wild story about a Wisconsin Dells lumberjack applying his knowledge of dams to help Union forces escape a Confederate attack. |
| Read an account of the history of recall elections in Wisconsin. This article also includes a Wisconsin recall timeline and citations of scholarly sources. |
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