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“You should know that I died for liberty and truth,” Why Wisconsin Volunteers Fought in the Civil War
Written on:May 5, 2011
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BY Tom Rowland Within days of President Lincoln’s call for 75,000 volunteers, Governor Alexander Randall enjoined Wisconsin citizens to make “ common cause against a common enemy,” and announced that opportunities for enlistment would be “immediately offered to all existing military companies.”[1] In towns and cities all across the state patriotic throngs jammed meeting halls to listen to stirring speeches and urgent appeals to join the cause of squashing rebellion…
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