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| Discover the only Civil War brigade made up chiefly of Wisconsin men, The Iron Brigade. |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Learn about the Battle of the Wilderness that occurred from May 5 to June 12, 1864. |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Brief summary of the Battle of Appomattox Court House where Confederate General Robert E. Lee was forced to surrender to Union commander Ulysses S. Grant. |
| A brief description of the violent attacks that ensued after the Civil War military draft began in Wisconsin. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 3rd Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Hamilton, in Fond Du Lac and mustered into service on June 19, 1861. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 10th Wisconsin Light Artillery was organized at New Lisbon and mustered into service on February 10, 1862, at Camp Utley in Racine. |
| Brief hisory of troops from Wisconsin in the Civil War. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 4th Wisconsin Light Artillery was organized at Racine and mustered into service on October 1, 1861. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 12th Wisconsin Infantry was organized between October 18 and December 13, 1861, at Camp Randall in Madison. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 2nd Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Randall in Madison, and mustered into service on June 11, 1861. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 8th Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Randall in Madison, mustered into service September 13, 1861, and left for St. Louis on October 12, 1861. |
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| The 20th Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Randall in Madison and mustered into service on August 23, 1862. |
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| The 34th Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Randall in Madison and mustered into service on December, 1862. |
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| The 27th Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Sigel in Milwaukee and mustered into service on March 7, 1863. |
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| The 39th Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Washburn in Milwaukee and mustered in on June 3, 1864. |
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| Co. F of the 29th Infantry, U.S. Colored Troops, was the only African American Civil War unit credited to Wisconsin |
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| The 4th Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Utley in Racine and mustered into service on July 9, 1861. |
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| 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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| The 33rd Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Utley in Racine and mustered into service on October 18, 1862 |
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