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General Information
BA2260
Wisconsin Local History and Biographical Articles (WLHBA) Collection
The Wisconsin Local History and Biographical Articles (WLHBA) Collection contains 16,000 digitized historical newspaper articles and clippings on notable Wisconsin people and communities. Most articles were published between 1860-1940.
Attribution
For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier.
The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.
For bibliographic citations please consult the UW-Madison Libraries Citation Research Guide to ensure compliance with appropriate style guidelines.
Daniel mccann, son of man who sold old abe to soldiers live here; here's bird's history
Jun 09, 1930
Eau Claire Telegram
Old Abe war eagle was a national pet
Nov 04, 1917
Madison Democrat
The story of Old Abe, the war eagle
1946
This pamphlet written by J. Stanley Dietz recounts a number of anecdotes concerning the life of Old Abe, a bald eagle who served in the 8th Wisconsin Infantry. The pamphlet includes the testimony o...
The first grand army post at Eau Claire
Apr 13, 1933
Abbotsford Clarion
