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...War Work campaign for the State of Wisconsin, which organized the effective use of women in the nation’s defense program during World War I.   Sign up for Email Updates...

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...campaign for the State of Wisconsin, which organized the effective use of women in the nation’s defense program during World War I.   Sign up for Email Updates First Name...

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WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM UNVEILS A NEW EXHIBIT

May 12, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM UNVEILS A NEW EXHIBIT THE ART OF PERSUASION MOBILIZING THE MASSES IN WWI ON MAY 27 MADISON, Wis. (May 12, 2016)...

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FAMED BALD EAGLE MASCOT “OLD ABE” CONFIRMED AS MALE DNA TESTING OF MASCOTS FEATHERS ANSWERS 150 YEAR OLD DEBATE

July 14, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DNA TESTING OF MASCOT’S FEATHERS YIELD CONCLUSIVE RESULTS MADISON, Wis. (July 14, 2016) – The Wisconsin Veterans Museum and University of Wisconsin-Madison Biotechnology Center...

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Finis la Guerre: The Eleventh Hour and the End of World War I

...hear the bells toll across the nation at 11 a.m. this November 11th, take an extra moment to pause and reflect on those historic moments from 100 years ago and...

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March Madness 2021

...who died on September 20, 1863, from a wound received while leading a charge the day before at the battle of Chickamauga. In memory of Heg for his heroism, a...

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Poetry and Proverbs

...diary shows damage from a Confederate minie ball at the Battle of Stones River. WVM Mss 1369 The next major battle Ingersoll saw was Chickamauga, where on September 20, 1863...

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Badgers and the Day of Infamy

...with the entire Axis, a conflict lasting until 1945. Over 332,000 Badgers served in World War II on all battlefronts, with over 8,000 paying the ultimate price. Wisconsin’s service and...

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8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

...destruction of the store of supplies at Holly Springs, December 20, the plan of General Grant changed. Thus, operations were conducted from Memphis on the river. The Eighth reached Youngs...

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The Life and Letters of World War I Aerial Observer Lt. Mortimer M. Lawrence – July 1917

...wide awake interest and knowledge you exhibited here you will make it alright. If it is a recommendation you want let me know, you can make your own way. Keep...

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