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Roughly 25,000 pages of original documents about Wisconsin in the Civil War are available online including soldiers' letters, diaries, and memoirs; regimental histories and rosters; photographs, maps, biographies and battle summaries.
Wisconsin Civil War Stories
Read dozens of stories taken from original documents about camp life, combat, death and destruction, politics, enemy encounters and personal reflections.
A Wisconsin Civil War Story
A Wisconsin Civil War Story
Civil War Battle Summaries
Learn basic facts about each battle and the role played by Wisconsin troops. Summaries include links to battle maps, related images and original documents.
Civil War Battle Summary
Read about the 22nd Wisconsin Infantry's role in this Civil War battle. This article includes links to original documents and other accounts of the battle.
Civil War Battle Summary
Read about one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War where more than 7,500 soldliers were killed.
Wisconsin Civil War Regimental Histories
Learn basic regiment facts and the important engagements. Histories include links to original documents.
Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
The 47th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Randall in Madison and mustered into service on February 27, 1865
Wisconsin Civil War Regiment
The 34th Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Randall in Madison and mustered into service on December, 1862
Biographies of Wisconsin Leaders in the Civil War
Read short biographies of prominent Wisconsin figures from the Civil War era.
Wisconsin Civil War Officer, 9th Wisconsin Secretary of State, Newspaper Publisher
Thomas S. Allen is best remembered for his leadership of the 5th Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War.
Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Wisconsin Governor
Brief biography of Gov. Louis P. Harvey, helped organize the Republican Party in 1854, state senator from 1854-1857 and in 1862 became governor.