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| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Discover the role that Wisconsin troops, including Menominee warriors and our only unit of Black soldiers, played in a dramatic Civil War battle. |
| A Disappointment that Created a Community |
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| Learn about the most successful Utopian community in Wisconsin, born of a failed doomsday prediction. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| Learn more about the 1st Wisconsin Light Artillery. This article contains links to original documents. |
| A Dishonest Democrat and a Radical Republican |
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| Learn about the election that was so close that Wisconsin briefly had two governors until one was exposed for tampering with ballots. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 47th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Randall in Madison and mustered into service on February 27, 1865. |
| Learn about a case that created much racial tension between white settlers and the Menominee Indians. This article includes a link to a longer article. |
| The Naughty City |
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| Discover Eau Claire's naughty past as a hub of prostitution for the lumbermen looking to support the world's oldest profession. |
| Read about the development of an official public education system in Wisconsin. This article includes several links. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 9th Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Sigel, in Milwaukee, mustered into service on October 26, 1861. |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Read about Wisconsin's role in this Civil War battle. This article includes links to battle maps, original documents, and histories of Wisconsin regiments. |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Read about Wisconsin's role in the battle that temporarily halted the Union advance into the heart of the Confederacy. This article contains several links. |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Learn more about Wisconsin's role in this Civil War battle. This article includes links to view original documents and other accounts of this battle. |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Learn more about Wisconsin's role in this Civil War campaign that ended in Union defeat. This article includes links to original documents. |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Read about Wisconsin's role in this Civil War battle. This article includes links to battle maps, related images, and original documents. |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Read about the first Civil War battle in which Wisconsin soldiers engaged with the enemy. This article contains a link to original documents. |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Read about the Civil War battle that ended in a Confederate victory. This article details Wisconsin's role in the battle and contains several links. |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Read about the 22nd Wisconsin Infantry's role in this Civil War battle. This article includes links to original documents and other accounts of the battle. |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Learn about Wisconsin's role in this Civil War battle. This article includes links to related images, original documents, and battle maps. |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Read about Wisconsin's role in the Civil War battle that drove the Union army back to Washington, DC. This article includes links to original documents. |
| Civil War Battle Summary |
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| Read about Wisconsin's role in this Civil War battle. This article includes links to a battle map and original documents. |
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