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| A brief description of the violent attacks that ensued after the Civil War military draft began in Wisconsin. |
| Learn about the women of Wisconsin, and their lives during the Civil War. |
| Brief description of Wisconsin's role in the Spanish American War. |
| Read about the Beef Slough War, a business conflict over access to timer in the Chippewa River watershed |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| Read about the 41st Wisconsin Infantry, which served in the Civil War 1864-1865 and lost 18 men during service. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Eagle feather from Old Abe, the mascot of the 8th Regiment of the Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. (Museum object #1972.59) |
| 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 Civil War Regiment |
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| The 52nd Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Randall in Madison in April 1865, at the very end of the war. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 32nd Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Bragg in Oshkosh and mustered into service on September 25, 1862. |
| 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 |
| Civil War Envelopes |
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| View the culture and politics of a country at war with itself through envelopes produced by publishers and printers. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The components of the 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery regiment were spread throughout the South during the war. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 11th Wisconsin Light Artillery was organized with the 17th Wisconsin Infantry at Camp Randall in Madison on February 22, 1862. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| Learn about the 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry, which served in the Civil War from 1861 to 1865 and lost 312 men. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 45th Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Randall in Madison on November 8, 1864. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 46th Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Randall in Madison and mustered into service on March 2, 1865, only a few weeks before the war ended. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| The 2nd Wisconsin Light Artillery was organized at La Crosse and mustered into service on October 10, 1861. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Regiment |
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| Read about the 13th Wisconsin Light Artillery, which served at New Orleans and Baton Rouge during the Civil War. |
| A Wisconsin Civil War Story |
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| During the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863, an Wisconsin Irishman, casually extinguishes a burning fuse that lands among the troops |
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