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=== Forts === | === Forts === | ||
Forts were authorized by the federal government, built to house and maintain the military who were to assist in maintaining peace by enforcing treaties and providing protection to settlers. | |||
[http://www.howderfamily.com/travel/wisconsin/fort_st_antoine.html Fort Antoine], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Armstrong Fort Armstrong], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Howard_(Wisconsin) Fort Howard], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Koshkonong Fort Koshkonong], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Winnebago Fort Winnebago] | [http://www.howderfamily.com/travel/wisconsin/fort_st_antoine.html Fort Antoine], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Armstrong Fort Armstrong], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Howard_(Wisconsin) Fort Howard], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Koshkonong Fort Koshkonong], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Winnebago Fort Winnebago] | ||
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*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1586 Wisconsin soldiers who served in the Black Hawk War] (Wisconsin Historical Society) - Transcription of Wisconsin Muster Rolls from the Black Hawk War. Lists soldiers in the 18 companies of "Iowa" militia (i.e., Iowa Co, Michigan Territory), plus the Menominee and Potawatomie warriors and one militia company raised at Green Bay. | *[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1586 Wisconsin soldiers who served in the Black Hawk War] (Wisconsin Historical Society) - Transcription of Wisconsin Muster Rolls from the Black Hawk War. Lists soldiers in the 18 companies of "Iowa" militia (i.e., Iowa Co, Michigan Territory), plus the Menominee and Potawatomie warriors and one militia company raised at Green Bay. | ||
=== Mexican War (1846-1848) === | === Mexican War (1846-1848) === | ||
You may wish to search records of soldiers and widows of the Mexican War, 1846–1848. For example, the following index is available: | You may wish to search records of soldiers and widows of the Mexican War, 1846–1848. For example, the following index is available: | ||