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Newly formed Union regiments in the Civil War were typically made up of about 1,000 troops – 97 0 enlistees and 30 officers. In each regiment on this list, more than 200 soldiers were killed or ...
Newly formed Union regiments in the Civil War were typically made up of about 1,000 troops – 97 0 enlistees and 30 officers. In each regiment on this list, more than 200 soldiers were killed or ...
Wisconsin African Americans in the Civil War. Special | 52m 34s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Historian Jeff Kannel shares stories of Wisconsin African American soldiers during and after the ...
Over 91,000 soldiers from Wisconsin fought in the Civil War, and more than 12,000 gave their lives to help end slavery. Three regiments from Wisconsin served in the Iron Brigade — the 2nd ...
Bruce Anderson, an African American war hero buried in Amsterdam, fought alongside a Canajoharie white man, Zachariah Neahr, in a daring mission during the battle of Fort Fisher, North Carolina, ...
The Civil War officially ended on Aug. 20, 1866, but Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army 16 months earlier on April 9, 1865.
Wisconsin’s high court hears case set to decide state’s abortion rights. At issue is a pre-Civil War law that would completely bar the procedure, with no exceptions for incest, rape or to save ...
Wisconsin Civil War veterans get permanent grave stones. Posted: May 26, 2025 | Last updated: May 26, 2025. The American Legion Chippewa Falls set out to try to find the families of the veterans ...
The African American Civil War Museum in D.C. marked Juneteenth with a celebration to honor the estimated 6,000 Black soldiers who went to Galveston, Texas, 160 years ago.
The wall consists of 13 panels, printed on both sides, listing all 12,000 Wisconsin Civil War veterans. The wall is in town as part of the Wisconsin State Genealogical Society’s annual Gene-A ...