Miscellaneous records of Civil War regiments, 1861-1866, 1886.

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Miscellaneous records of Civil War regiments, 1861-1866, 1886.

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Descriptive lists, order books, and other miscellaneous records of Wisconsin Civil War regiments, the majority of which are thought to have been collected by the Adjutant General during the 1880s as part of that office's effort to correct and complete the records of individual Civil War soldiers. Regiments represented are the 10th Light Artillery; the 1st, 3rd, and 4th cavalry regiments; and the 1st-3rd, 5th, 6th, 8th-13th, 18th, 21st, 24th-26th, and 30th infantry regiments.

11.2 c.f. (3 archives boxes, 17 flat boxes, and 6 v.)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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