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| Brief summation of the events pertaining to the concluding engagement of the Black Hawk War, The Battle of Bad Axe. |
| Brief description of Fort Blue Mounds, built near the town of the same name during the Black Hawk War of 1832. |
| A brief description of the violent attacks that ensued after the Civil War military draft began in Wisconsin. |
| 3,000 Dam the Red River |
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| Read this wild story about a Wisconsin Dells lumberjack applying his knowledge of dams to help Union forces escape a Confederate attack. |
| Learn about how the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry helped capture Confederate President Jefferson Davis in 1865. |
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