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1864 - (Civil War) Battle of Poison Spring, Arkansas
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The Battle of Poison Spring was fought in Ouachita County, Arkansas, during the Camden Expedition. A Union foraging party was returning to headquarters in Camden, Arkansas, with 198 wagons of corn, when it was attacked and captured by Confederate tro READ MORE

1865 - (Civil War) Lincoln Assassinated
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On the evening of April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot while watching a play at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Although no Wisconsin troops were on hand, READ MORE

1865 - (Civil War) Confederate Army surrenders
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Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant caught up with Confederate forces commanded by General Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. The 5th, 6th, 7th, 19th, 36th, 37th and 38th Wisconsin Infantry regiments were among the troops tha READ MORE

Farmall Delivery by Rail, 1959
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Wisconsin Troops Capture Jefferson Davis - Wisconsin History
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Just after dawn on May 10, 1865, Col. Henry Harnden of Madison and his squad of 30 volunteers from the First Cavalry arrested the President of the Confederacy. After Ro READ MORE

President Harry S. Truman Visit, May 14, 1950
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1865 Civil War Confederate leaders reach Sailor's Creek, Virginia
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Wisconsin's 5th, 6th, 7th, 19th, 36th, 37th and 38th Infantry regiments were among the troops pursuing Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee across Virginia. On this day the two sides faced off at Sailor's Creek for a battle that lasted several hours. Confe READ MORE

Wisconsin Vintage photography : Oval Portrait of Elderly Woman
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1854 - Glover's Capture
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On this date, Joshua Glover, a slave from Missouri, was captured by federal agents in Racine. Abolitionists led by READ MORE

1757 - Phineas Cadwell, Revolutionary War Veteran, Born
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Cadwell was born on this date in 1757 in Hartford, Connecticut. He served in the Revolutionary War for almost four years. In 1850, he moved to the Town of Yorkville in Racine Co. In 1856, at age 99, he was given a government land grant of 160 acres f READ MORE

1871 - Railroad Completed to Baraboo
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On this date the track of the Chicago Northwestern Railroad was completed to Baraboo. On Tuesday, September 12, 1871 a celebration was held including music, speeches by READ MORE

1958 - Gene Autry Performs at Rock County Fair
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On this date Gene Autry, internationally famous singing cowboy and star of movies and TV, performed at the Rock County 4-H Fair. [Source: Janesville Gazette] READ MORE

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