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| Learn about the 7th Wisconsin Historical Society director who developed civil rights documentation, local history preservation and Old World Wisconsin. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, U.S. Marshall, Wisconsin Board of Regents Member |
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| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Lumber Mill Owner, Founded the Town of Somerset |
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| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Mexican-American War Officer |
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| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Authtor, Attorney, State Senator |
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| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, 9th Governor of Wisconsin |
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| Wisconsin Civil War Office, Wisconsin Registrar of Lands |
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| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Lawyer, Helped Draft the Wisconsin Constitution |
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| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Attorney, Internal Revenue Department |
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| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Fruit Famer, Postmaster |
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| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, U.S. Congressman, Founder of General Mills |
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| Potrayed 'Wizard of Oz' Munchkin |
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| Read about the life and death of Wisconsin's 94-year-old star who played the Munchkin coroner in "The Wizard of Oz." Includes link to his obituary. |
| Read about the Wisconsin governor's tragic death, which occurred while he was helping wounded Civil War soldiers after the Battle of Shiloh. |
| Brief biography of Cyrus Hall McCormick |
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| Read the brief biography of Cyrus Hall McCormick. |
| Learn how Frank Zeidler propelled social, economic and structural improvements in Milwaukee as America's last Socialist Mayor in 1948 - 1960. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer |
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| Read about this ardent abolitionist who rose from company captain to brigadier general. |
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