The Green Bay Tribes: Volunteer Service in the Civil War

The Green Bay Tribes In 1861 three American Indian nations had reservations located in northeastern Wisconsin and reported to the federal Indian Agent located in Green Bay. Because of this, they were often referred to as the Green Bay tribes. The Menominee, Oneida, and Stockbridge-Munsee Mohicans each had a unique

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14th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

Organization  The Fourteenth Wisconsin Infantry Regiment (14th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment) organized at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and mustered into the service of the United States on January 30, 1862.  They left the State on March 8, reporting to General Grant at Savannah, Tennessee. Active Duty  They reached Tennessee on March

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