Author: Oscar C. Torgerson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
The Political History of Lucius Fairchild
Author: Oscar C. Torgerson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
The Empty Sleeve
Author: Sam Ross
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 314
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 314
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A Biography of Lucius Fairchild of Wisconsin
Author: Sam Ross
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 706
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 706
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Lucius Fairchild
Author: Stuart Stotts
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society
ISBN: 087020663X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Lucius Fairchild: Civil War Hero introduces young readers to a great Wisconsin soldier-statesman. From panning for gold, to losing an arm during a Civil War battle, to campaigning hard for elections, Lucius learned early that it takes courage and persistence to succeed. Lucius's life brimmed with adventure. As a young man, he headed west across sprawling prairies and high mountains to seek his fortune in California's gold mines. Finding little gold, Lucius tried his hand as a beef supplier and made his money there. When volunteers were needed to fight in the Civil War, Lucius proclaimed, "no one can take a clatter at that . . . more easily than I can." Lucius grieved over the loss of his men of the Iron Brigade in battles like that of Brawner's Farm, and his own left arm was shattered at Gettysburg. With the glow of a returning hero, Lucius went on to win three terms as governor of Wisconsin, and then to secure diplomatic posts in Europe. Yet, even as Lucius advanced his own career, he (like his contemporary Cordelia Harvey) never forgot the importance of serving others. As governor and first lady, Lucius and his wife, Frances, swiftly came to the aid of Peshtigo Fire victims. And as commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, he made helping veterans top priority. Sidebars on the California Gold Rush, military rank, Free States and Slave States, the Iron Brigade, and the Gettysburg Address complement this history-rich biography.
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society
ISBN: 087020663X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Lucius Fairchild: Civil War Hero introduces young readers to a great Wisconsin soldier-statesman. From panning for gold, to losing an arm during a Civil War battle, to campaigning hard for elections, Lucius learned early that it takes courage and persistence to succeed. Lucius's life brimmed with adventure. As a young man, he headed west across sprawling prairies and high mountains to seek his fortune in California's gold mines. Finding little gold, Lucius tried his hand as a beef supplier and made his money there. When volunteers were needed to fight in the Civil War, Lucius proclaimed, "no one can take a clatter at that . . . more easily than I can." Lucius grieved over the loss of his men of the Iron Brigade in battles like that of Brawner's Farm, and his own left arm was shattered at Gettysburg. With the glow of a returning hero, Lucius went on to win three terms as governor of Wisconsin, and then to secure diplomatic posts in Europe. Yet, even as Lucius advanced his own career, he (like his contemporary Cordelia Harvey) never forgot the importance of serving others. As governor and first lady, Lucius and his wife, Frances, swiftly came to the aid of Peshtigo Fire victims. And as commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, he made helping veterans top priority. Sidebars on the California Gold Rush, military rank, Free States and Slave States, the Iron Brigade, and the Gettysburg Address complement this history-rich biography.
An Illustrated History of the State of Wisconsin
Author: Charles R. Tuttle
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385206162
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 798
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385206162
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 798
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Civil War Messages and Proclamations of Wisconsin War Governors
Author: Wisconsin. Governor
Publisher:
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Category : Governors
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Governors
Languages : en
Pages : 354
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A Political History of Wisconsin
Author: Alexander McDonald Thomson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Wisconsin
Languages : en
Pages : 914
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Wisconsin
Languages : en
Pages : 914
Book Description
Lucius Fairchild
Author: Stuart Stotts
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society
ISBN: 0870204602
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Introduces readers to a Wisconsin soldier-statesman, who traveled from Wisconsin to California in search of gold, lost an arm in the Civil War, and became a political leader to help the people of Wisconsin.
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society
ISBN: 0870204602
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Introduces readers to a Wisconsin soldier-statesman, who traveled from Wisconsin to California in search of gold, lost an arm in the Civil War, and became a political leader to help the people of Wisconsin.
The War Went On
Author: Brian Matthew Jordan
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807173045
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
In recent years, Civil War veterans have emerged from historical obscurity. Inspired by recent interest in memory studies and energized by the ongoing neorevisionist turn, a vibrant new literature has given the lie to the once-obligatory lament that the postbellum lives of Civil War soldiers were irretrievable. Despite this flood of historical scholarship, fundamental questions about the essential character of Civil War veteranhood remain unanswered. Moreover, because work on veterans has often proceeded from a preoccupation with cultural memory, the Civil War’s ex-soldiers have typically been analyzed as either symbols or producers of texts. In The War Went On: Reconsidering the Lives of Civil War Veterans, fifteen of the field’s top scholars provide a more nuanced and intimate look at the lives and experiences of these former soldiers. Essays in this collection approach Civil War veterans from oblique angles, including theater, political, and disability history, as well as borderlands and memory studies. Contributors examine the lives of Union and Confederate veterans, African American veterans, former prisoners of war, amputees, and ex-guerrilla fighters. They also consider postwar political elections, veterans’ business dealings, and even literary contests between onetime enemies and among former comrades.
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807173045
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
In recent years, Civil War veterans have emerged from historical obscurity. Inspired by recent interest in memory studies and energized by the ongoing neorevisionist turn, a vibrant new literature has given the lie to the once-obligatory lament that the postbellum lives of Civil War soldiers were irretrievable. Despite this flood of historical scholarship, fundamental questions about the essential character of Civil War veteranhood remain unanswered. Moreover, because work on veterans has often proceeded from a preoccupation with cultural memory, the Civil War’s ex-soldiers have typically been analyzed as either symbols or producers of texts. In The War Went On: Reconsidering the Lives of Civil War Veterans, fifteen of the field’s top scholars provide a more nuanced and intimate look at the lives and experiences of these former soldiers. Essays in this collection approach Civil War veterans from oblique angles, including theater, political, and disability history, as well as borderlands and memory studies. Contributors examine the lives of Union and Confederate veterans, African American veterans, former prisoners of war, amputees, and ex-guerrilla fighters. They also consider postwar political elections, veterans’ business dealings, and even literary contests between onetime enemies and among former comrades.
Old Abe the War Eagle
Author: Richard Zeitlin
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society
ISBN: 0870206273
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
The story of Old Abe, the bald eagle that became the mascot of the Eighth Regiment of Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. It is also the story of the men among whom Old Abe lived: the farmers, loggers, clerks, and immigrants who flocked to the colors in 1861. Reissued in 2012 with a new cover.
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society
ISBN: 0870206273
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
The story of Old Abe, the bald eagle that became the mascot of the Eighth Regiment of Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. It is also the story of the men among whom Old Abe lived: the farmers, loggers, clerks, and immigrants who flocked to the colors in 1861. Reissued in 2012 with a new cover.