Wisconsin National Guard-Spanish American War active duty rejection certificates, 1898-1900.

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Wisconsin National Guard-Spanish American War active duty rejection certificates, 1898-1900.

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Certificates rejecting Wisconsin National Guardsmen stationed at Camp Harvey for active duty in the Spanish-American War, and correspondence concerning money owed to Guardsmen.

0.4 c.f. (1 archives box)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6842766

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin. Secretary of State.

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Wisconsin. National Guard

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The Wisconsin National Guard was established as such by Chapter 208, Laws of 1879, but it was preceded by both a territorial and a state militia (WIHV91-A663). As a result of the lack of uniformity among the National Guard units participating in the Spanish-American War, Congress enacted a law in 1903 to unify the National Guard under federal supervision. The governor, constitutionally, is the commander in chief of the Wisconsin National Guard. However, the National Guar...