47th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
Organization The 47th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Randall in Madison, Wisconsin, on February 27, 1865. Active Duty The regiment left the state on February 27th and traveled to Louisville, Kentucky. Shortly thereafter, it was transferred to Tullahoma, Tennessee. The regiment was stationed in Tullahoma until late August
Month of the Military Child: Augustus Patchin and Family
By Russell Horton, Reference & Outreach Archivist The Wisconsin Veterans Museum focuses on preserving the stories of men and women who serve in the US military. But very often, in the letters, photographs, and objects from those veterans, we can learn much of the families and children who remained home,