Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Wisconsin Governor |
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Brief biography of Gov. Louis P. Harvey, helped organize the Republican Party in 1854, state senator from 1854-1857 and in 1862 became governor. |
Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Lawyer, Politician, 6th Wisconsin Governor, Presidential Cabinet Member |
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Brief biography of lawyer, judge and politician Alexander W. Randall, who served as the sixth Governor of Wisconsin from 1858 until 1861. |
Wisconsin Civil War Soldier, U. S. Senator, German-Language Newpaper Editor |
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Read about Carl Schurz, the German immigrant and political reformer who helped elect President Lincoln, fought in the Civil War, served as a U.S. Senator. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Plaque commemorating the passage of the 1915 Seaman's Act. (Museum object #1942.530) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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United States Flag used to drape the caskets of both Robert M. La Follette, Sr. and Jr. (Museum object #1951.187) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Parade tunic worn by Wisconsin suffrage supporter during Republican National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, 1916. (Museum object #1956.1450) |
A Visual Biography, 1908-1957 |
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Learn about the four years Senator Joseph McCarthy held the nation in his grasp with his anti-Communist rhetoric. |
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