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Historical Essay

2nd Wisconsin Cavalry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
Learn about the 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry, which served in the Civil War from 1861 to 1865 and lost 312 men.
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Baptists in Wisconsin

Learn about the Baptist congregations which began organizing in Wisconsin in the 1830s.
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Charivari (Shivaree)

Learn about charivari, or shivaree, the 19th-century custom of harrassing newlyweds, often on their wedding night.
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Hungarians in Wisconsin

Learn about the Hungarian immigrants who came to Wisconsin from the 19th century through the post-World War II era.
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44th Wisconsin Infantry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
Learn about the 44th Wisconsin Infantry, which served in the Civil War at Nashville and Paducah, Kentucky, and lost 58 men.
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Unitarians in Wisconsin

Learn about the advent of Unitarianism in Wisconsin in the mid-19th century.
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14th Wisconsin Infantry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
Learn about the 14th Wisconsin Infantry, which served from 1862 to 1865 during the Civil War, losing 319 men during that service.
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17th Wisconsin Infantry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
Learn about the 17th Wisconsin Infantry, which served from 1862 to 1865 during the Civil War, losing 269 men during that service.
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12th Wisconsin Light Artillery History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
Read about the 12th Wisconsin Light Artillery, which served in the Civil War at Corinth, Vicksburg, Savannah, Iuka, Port Gibson, Raymond and Bentonville.
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13th Wisconsin Infantry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
Read about the 13th Wisconsin Infantry, which served in the Civil War from 1861-1865, losing 193 men in service.
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5th Wisconsin Light Artillery History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
Read about the 5th Wisconsin Light Artillery, which served in the Civil War from 1861-1865 and lost 25 men during service.
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6th Wisconsin Light Artillery History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
Read about the 6th Wisconsin Light Artillery, the Buena Vista Artillery, which served in the Civil War from 1861-1865 and lost 29 men during service.
Historical Essay

3rd Wisconsin Cavalry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
Read about the 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry, which served in the Civil War and lost 217 men during service.
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4th Wisconsin Cavalry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
Read about the 4th Wisconsin Cavalry, originally 4th Wisconsin Infantry, from Racine, which served in the Civil War 1861-1966 and lost 431 men in service.
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1st Wisconsin Cavalry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
Read about the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, organized at Kenosha, which served in the Civil War 1861-1865 and lost 401 men in service.
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Welsh in Wisconsin

Read about Welsh immigration to Wisconsin between 1840 and 1890, when many Welsh settled in rural enclaves as farmers
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43rd Wisconsin Infantry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
Read about the 43rd Wisconsin Infantry from Milwaukee, which served in the Civil War 1864-1865 and lost 75 men in service.
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40th Wisconsin Infantry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
Read about the 40th Wisconsin Infantry, which served in the Civil War 1864-1865 and lost 19 men during service.
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Beef Slough War

Read about the Beef Slough War, a business conflict over access to timer in the Chippewa River watershed
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38th Wisconsin Infantry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
Read about the 38th Wisconsin Infantry, which served in the Civil War 1864-1865 and lost 113 men during service.

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