A Succession of U.S. Army Kings
Wisconsin Ties to the Revolutionary War Two hundred fifty years ago, Harvard College student Rufus King (1755-1827) interrupted his legal studies to join the Massachusetts’ militia for service during the Revolutionary War. While King soon determined his aspirations lay in law rather than the military—later becoming a signer of the
Brownie the WWII War Dog from Wisconsin
Pets become part of our families. During World War II, many families sent loved-ones off to war. Did you know that some family pets were called to serve as well? In fact, there is a well-known dog from King, Wisconsin who did just that. Oren Kendley raised his dog, Brownie,
The Archivist Chronicles: A Union Addition by Andrew Baraniak
The use of wallpaper as a substitute for newsprint was a common occurrence for some printers in Louisiana and Mississippi during the Civil War. Most paper mills were in the North, and printers in those regions looked to wallpaper as an alternative to dwindling paper supplies as the war dragged