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4th Wisconsin Infantry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
The 4th Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Utley in Racine and mustered into service on July 9, 1861.
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5th Wisconsin Infantry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
The 5th Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Randall in Madison and mustered into service for three years on July 12, 1861.
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45th Wisconsin Infantry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
The 45th Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Randall in Madison on November 8, 1864.
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49th Wisconsin Infantry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
The 49th Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Randall in Madison between December 24, 1864, and March 5, 1865.
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52nd Wisconsin Infantry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
The 52nd Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Randall in Madison in April 1865, at the very end of the war.
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French in Wisconsin

Brief history of the French in Wisconsin.
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15th Wisconsin Infantry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
The 15th Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Randall in Madison and mustered into service on February 2, 1862.
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Tornadoes in Wisconsin

Read about tornadoes in Wisconsin, including some of the worst to have struck the state.
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44th Wisconsin Infantry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
Learn about the 44th Wisconsin Infantry, which served in the Civil War at Nashville and Paducah, Kentucky, and lost 58 men.
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40th Wisconsin Infantry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
Read about the 40th Wisconsin Infantry, which served in the Civil War 1864-1865 and lost 19 men during service.
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Bull, Ole Borneman 1810-1880

Musician and Concert Violinist
Read about Ole Bull, the Norwegian musician and concert violinist who resided in Madison for several years in the 1870s.
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38th Wisconsin Infantry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
Read about the 38th Wisconsin Infantry, which served in the Civil War 1864-1865 and lost 113 men during service.
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36th Wisconsin Infantry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
Read about the 36th Wisconsin Infantry, which served in the Civil War 1864-1865 and lost 342 men during service.
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30th Wisconsin Infantry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
Read about the 30th Wisconsin Infantry, which served in the Civil War 1862-1865 and lost 69 men in service.
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25th Wisconsin Infantry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
Read about the 25th Wisconsin Infantry, which served in the Civil War 1862-1865 and lost 460 men during service.
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Chamberlin, Thomas Chrowder (1843-1928)

Professor, University President, Geologist and Author
Discover the history of professor, university president, geologist and author, Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, who establishing the university extension.
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Industrial School for Girls

Read about the Milwaukee Industrial School reform school, later the Wisconsin Industrial School for Girls and Oakhill Correctional Institution in Oregon
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53rd Wisconsin Infantry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
The 53rd Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Randall in Madison during March and April 1865, at the very end of the war.
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11th Wisconsin Light Artillery History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
The 11th Wisconsin Light Artillery was organized with the 17th Wisconsin Infantry at Camp Randall in Madison on February 22, 1862.
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Edgerton Art Clay Works (1892-1899)

Learn about the pottery company that developed in Edgerton, Wisconsin.

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