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Political and Military Life Collections

Physical Holdings at the Wisconsin Historical Museum
Learn about the political and military physical holdings at the Wisconsin Historical Museum
Historical Essay

Civil War Governor Harvey's Knife

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Pocket knife found on the corpse of Wisconsin Governor Louis P. Harvey after he drowned in the Tennessee River on April 19, 1862. (Museum object #1969.4)
Historical Essay

Sterling Hall Bombing Engine Fragment

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Engine fragment from the van used in the Sterling Hall bombing, 1970. (Museum object #1994.8)
Historical Essay

Fairchild Portrait by John Singer Sargent

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Portrait of Lucius Fairchild by John Singer Sargent, 1887. (Museum object #1942.305)
Historical Essay

Freedom Seeker's Collar

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Iron collar removed from a freedom seeker by Wisconsin soldiers in 1862. (Museum object #1961.73)
Historical Essay

The 'Monster Knife' of John Fox Potter

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Giant knife presented to John Fox Potter by Missouri Republicans after his challenge to duel with a Virginia congressman, 1860. (Museum object #1957.112)

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