Illuminated by a setting sun, white granite headstones glowed in a cemetery filled with heroes Wednesday evening as two men who never met and fought on different fronts were honored Read Entire Article
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Civil War letters reveal faith and trials of tumultuous time
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Just when you think that every book about Wisconsin’s deep involvement in the Civil War has been written, another one comes along to shine even more light on that tumultuous chapter of our state’s history. Read Entire Article
Museum buys photo of Civil War soldier who saw Abraham Lincoln assassinated
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Like most in Ford’s Theatre that night 149 years ago today, Spencer Bronson figured the gunshot he heard was part of the play. Since enlisting in Company B of the Wisconsin 7th Infantry, he had heard many gunshots. Read Entire…
Sheboygan-area soldier’s Civil War diaries published
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In 1861, a 22-year-old German immigrant from Sheboygan County enlisted to fight in the Civil War and began a three-year march through the American South Read Entire Article
Civil War sites in Wisconsin
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The War to Save the Union. The War Between the States. The War of Yankee Aggression. The Recent Unpleasantness. By any name, America’s Civil War (1861-1865) left deep wounds in the nation. Read Entire Article