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Notice. The Drafting will be continued at Two O'clock This Afternoon at the Courthouse
1862
Civil War Union Army recruitment handbill.
People of Wisconsin! An Appeal for Recruits and Sacrifice
circa 1861
An appeal for recruits and sacrifice from the people of Wisconsin to preserve the Union. Keywords include patriotism; home front;
Arouse!
July 24, 1862
Poster calling for the recruitment of volunteers from Grant County for the Union Army during the Civil War.
Soldiers' Home Festival, Beloit, Wisconsin
June 1865
A handbill advertising for the Soldiers' Home Festival in Beloit, Wisconsin at the Union Hall on the evening of Friday, June 23, 1865.
Civil War Recruits
Recruits in their camp grey uniforms, before they were issued their regular blues.
