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Historical Essay

Punch Card Voting Device

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Votomatic punch card voting device used in Walworth County, Wisconsin, until 2000. (Museum object #2006.24.1)
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Teddy Roosevelt Campaign Bandana

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Bandana featuring music score for campaign song "We Want Teddy," used at a Milwaukee campaign rally for Theodore Roosevelt, 1912. (Museum object #1970.204)
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The Mysterious Ballots of 1855

A Dishonest Democrat and a Radical Republican
Learn about the election that was so close that Wisconsin briefly had two governors until one was exposed for tampering with ballots.
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Elections in Wisconsin

Brief history of elections in Wisconsin.
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Democratic Convention Delegate Badge

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Badge worn to support William Jennings Bryan by Wisconsin delegate Charles Donohue at Democratic Convention, Denver, July 1908 (Museum object #1997.36.1)
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Barstow-Bashford Affair of 1856

A brief history of the Barstow-Bashford Affair of 1856.
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4th Wisconsin Light Artillery History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
The 4th Wisconsin Light Artillery was organized at Racine and mustered into service on October 1, 1861.
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1st U.S. Sharpshooters, Co. G History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
Read a brief description of the 1st U.S. Sharpshooters, Co. G. This article includes links to original documents and other accounts of the Company.
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45th Wisconsin Infantry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
The 45th Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Randall in Madison on November 8, 1864.
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49th Wisconsin Infantry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
The 49th Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Randall in Madison between December 24, 1864, and March 5, 1865.
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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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41st Wisconsin Infantry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
Read about the 41st Wisconsin Infantry, which served in the Civil War 1864-1865 and lost 18 men during service.
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53rd Wisconsin Infantry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
The 53rd Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Randall in Madison during March and April 1865, at the very end of the war.
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46th Wisconsin Infantry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
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.
Historical Essay

42nd Wisconsin Infantry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
The 42nd Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Randall in Madison and mustered into service on September 7, 1864.
Historical Essay

47th Wisconsin Infantry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
The 47th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Randall in Madison and mustered into service on February 27, 1865.
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Madison's First Presidential Visit

The Brief Stay of Rutherford B. Hayes
Discover the visits US presidents have paid to Wisconsin
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How Madison Became a City

From Bear Hunting on the Capitol Square to a Fully-incorporated City
Discover how Madison went from a small village in 1836 to being organized and governed as a city in 20 years time
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39th Wisconsin Infantry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
The 39th Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Washburn in Milwaukee and mustered in on June 3, 1864.
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48th Wisconsin Infantry History

Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
The 48th Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Washburn in Milwaukee in February-March 1865, just a few weeks before the war ended.

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