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Filter: Subject of civil war, 1861-1865
| A Wisconsin Civil War Story |
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| Read about how a lieutenant outwitted Confederate soldiers after he was captured in the fog near Petersburg, Virginia |
| A Wisconsin Civil War Story |
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| Read a soldier's letter describing how some soldiers generally treated chaplains during the Siege of Vicksburg. |
| A Wisconsin Civil War Story |
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| Learn how Cordelia Harvey established a hospital in Madison to help Civil War soldiers |
| A Wisconsin Civil War Story |
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| Learn about how the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry helped capture Confederate President Jefferson Davis in 1865. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer |
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| Read about this ardent abolitionist who rose from company captain to brigadier general. |
| How the Women of Wisconsin Helped Win the War |
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| Discover how women on the Wisconsin home front helped win the Civil War. |
| Wisconsin in the Civil War |
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| Discover how a pet eagle named Old Abe helped Wisconsin serve the Union in the Civil War |
| Read about Black history in Wisconsin. There are many links to original documents, pictures, eyewitness accounts, and other primary sources. |
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