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'''1848:''' Wisconsin, with its present boundaries, became a state. | '''1848:''' Wisconsin, with its present boundaries, became a state. | ||
[[Image:Christopher Columbus whaleback Milw Broadway bridgedock.jpg|thumb|left|300px|The S.S. Christopher Columbus 1892-1893]] | [[Image:Christopher Columbus whaleback Milw Broadway bridgedock.jpg|thumb|left|300px|The S.S. Christopher Columbus was built in Superior, Wisconsin 1892-1893]] | ||
'''1861– 1865:''' Over 90,000 men from Wisconsin served in the Union armed forces during the Civil War. | '''1861– 1865:''' Over 90,000 men from Wisconsin served in the Union armed forces during the Civil War. [http://museum.dva.state.wi.us/Res_CWhistories.asp Civil War Histories] are kept by the [http://museum.dva.state.wi.us/Res_CWhistories.asp Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs]. | ||
'''1898:''' Over 300,000 men were involved in the [http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/ Spanish-American War] which was fought mainly in Cuba and the Philippines. | '''1898:''' Over 300,000 men were involved in the [http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/ Spanish-American War] which was fought mainly in Cuba and the Philippines. | ||
'''1917–1918:''' | '''1917:''' Large numbers of African Americans from the rural South begin moving to Wisconsin communities, including Racine, Beloit and Milwaukee. | ||
'''1917–1918:''' The U.S. enters World War I. Wisconsin becomes first state to meet draft requirements; 120,000 soldiers serve in the military, and almost 4,000 die in the war. For information concerning records about this war see the [[World War I United States Military Records, 1917 to 1918|World War I United States Military Records]] page. <ref> Beach, Ted. ''Field Service Diary, Ted Beach, Mar. 3 to Nov. 28, 1918: Battery F, 121st Field Artillery, 32nd Division in World War 1''. Wisconsin: s.n., 2000, 50 pages. Beach, of Racine, WI, was a private/corporal in Battery F, 121st Field Artillery, 32nd Division. His diary contains short entries reflecting on each days’ events. An appendix includes Beach’s complete biography. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48787041 Worldcat] </ref> <ref> Bittle, Celestine Nicholas Charles. ''Soldiering for cross and flag; impressions of a war chaplain.'' Milwaukee, WI: Bruce Pub. Co., 1929. 326 pages. Bittle took a leave of absence from St. Lawrence College of Mt. Calvary, WI, to serve as an army chaplain. He was stationed at Motor Transport Reconstruction Park at Vereuil, where he was the sole chaplain for over 8000 people. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4485766 Worldcat] </ref> <ref> Andersen, Robert C. ''The Hingham boys muster of 1918.'' Hingham, WI: R.C. Anderson, 1990. 64 pages. Includes biographic monographs of all of the 29 World War I veterans buried in the Hingham Cemetery of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. In addition to researching written sources, the author conducted personal interviews with relatives of the soldiers, creating biographies of the veterans’ lives before, during, and after the War.[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26944488 Worldcat]</ref> <ref> Gasser, Doris Litscher. ''Lachmund Cramer VFW Post #7694: stories written in 1996 for 50th year celebration.'' Prairie Du Sac, WI: D.L. Gasser, 2003. 41 pages. This publication contains articles written about veterans from Sauk City and Prairie Du Sac, Wisconsin. Includes interviews with World War I veterans Private Elmer Denzer, Private Ernest Wittwer, Corporal Fred Hauser, Quartermaster Albert Ehert, and a selection of letters by Private Adolph “Dick” Litschers. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53282029 Worldcat] </ref> <ref> McIntosh, James F. Wisconsin at war. Black Earth, WI: Trails Books, 2002. 157 pages. This collection of interviews with Wisconsin veterans focuses on those serving in World War II. There are two brief interviews with World War I veterans Golden Barritt, of Barron, Wisconsin, and Ray Fuller. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49982555 Worldcat] </ref> | |||
'''1930's:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression The Great Depression] closed many factories and mills. Many small farms were abandoned, and many families moved to cities. | '''1930's:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression The Great Depression] closed many factories and mills. Many small farms were abandoned, and many families moved to cities. | ||
'''1940–1945:''' Over 50.6 million men ages 18 to 65 registered with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Training_and_Service_Act_of_1940 Selective Service]. | '''1940–1945:''' Over 50.6 million men ages 18 to 65 registered with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Training_and_Service_Act_of_1940 Selective Service]. For information concerning records about this war see the [[World War II United States Military Records, 1941 to 1945|World War II Military Records]] page. <ref> McIntosh, James F. Wisconsin at war. Black Earth, WI: Trails Books, 2002. 157 pages. This collection of interviews with Wisconsin veterans focuses on those serving in World War II. There are two brief interviews with World War I veterans Golden Barritt, of Barron, Wisconsin, and Ray Fuller. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49982555 Worldcat] </ref> | ||
'''1950–1953:''' | '''1950–1953:''' Korean War. For information concerning records about this war see the [[United States Military in the Korean War 1950 to 1953 and Vietnam War 1964 to 1972|United States Military in the Korean War]] page. | ||
'''1950's–1960's''' The building of [http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/ interstate highways] made it easier for people to move long distances. | '''1950's–1960's''' The building of [http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/ interstate highways] made it easier for people to move long distances. | ||
'''1964–1972:''' Over 8.7 million American men and women served in the [http://www.vietnamwar.com/ Vietnam War]. | '''1964–1972:''' Over 8.7 million American men and women served in the [http://www.vietnamwar.com/ Vietnam War]. | ||
'''1990:''' Wisconsin's population reaches 4,891,769 | |||
==Historical Content== | ==Historical Content== | ||