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| Wisconsin and the Civil War: Camp Randall |
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| Use the letters of Civil War solders to take a closer look at Camp Randall and Wisconsin's role in the Civil War |
| Use a letter written home by a Norwegian immigrant to take a closer look at the immigrant experience in 1840s Wisconsin |
| Wisconsin in the Civil War: Camp Randall |
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| In this lesson students will examine the letter of John Cronk to learn more about Camp Randall and the role Wisconsin played in the Civil War |
| Date: | 01 12 1844 |
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| Description: | Letter from Thomas Steel, Waukesha County physician and farmer, to his father, James Steel, in London, England. It includes a hand-drawn map of Milwaukee C... |
| Date: | 1882 |
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| Description: | A handbill produced by B.F. Cheatham describes the results of a binder trial which took place in Bellemeade, Tennessee. |
| Date: | 01 04 1862 |
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| Description: | Engraving of the city of Superior and Lake Superior, also depicting railroad piers, Minnesota Point, and the steamboat "Star". The engraving appears on a l... |
| Date: | 04 13 1849 |
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| Description: | A letter written by William Warren to his cousin George Warren. |
| Date: | 1856 |
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| Description: | Handwritten letter of Lucius Fairchild from the Madison Watercure detailing his experiences there. |
| Date: | 1856 |
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| Description: | Letter from Napoleon Bonaparte Van Slyke to Mayor Jairus Fairchild, from the Astor House, New York, describing the sale of city bonds. |
| Date: | 1852 |
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| Description: | Printed petition addressed to Governor Leonard J. Farwell concerning the lack of qualifications of the present state Emigrant Agent and their desire for th... |
| Date: | 11 05 1844 |
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| Description: | Music for the song "Caledonian March" as notated on a letter written by Thomas Steel to his sister Lilly Steel. |
| Date: | 11 26 1846 |
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| Description: | A drawing by Thomas Steel of his farm property contained in a letter Steel wrote to his father James Steel. |
| Date: | 1855 |
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| Description: | Map of Madison and surrounding communities, referred to as the four lakes country. Text bordering the map includes an excerpt of a letter written by Horace... |
| Date: | 12 20 1855 |
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| Description: | Letter confirming the purchase of two State of Maryland Lottery tickets by Mr. Charles A. Kingsley through the Chicago office of Pyfer & Co. |
| Date: | 03 07 1835 |
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| Description: | A letter to J.D. Beers & Co., written by David Hubbard. |
| Date: | 07 12 1865 |
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| Description: | A letter written by Wisconsin Governor James T. Lewis to E.G. Ayer of Harvard, Illinois, thanking him for his special care of and attention to sick and wou... |
| Date: | 07 14 1865 |
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| Description: | The first page of a letter written by E.G. Ayer of Harvard, Illinois, to Wisconsin Governor James T. Lewis, in gratitude for the governor's thanks for cari... |
| Date: | 07 14 1865 |
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| Description: | The second page of a letter written by E.G. Ayer of Harvard, Illinois, to Wisconsin Governor James T. Lewis, in gratitude for the governor's thanks for car... |
| Date: | 1857 |
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| Description: | Letter on stationery featuring an engraving of an exterior view of the Milwaukee House showing horse-drawn vehicles and people standing on the sidewalk in ... |
| Date: | 1883 |
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| Description: | Engraved letterhead of the firm of Smith, Mendel & Co., a wholesale grocery merchant. William E. Smith was a prominent Milwaukee businessman, partner in th... |
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