Twin Lady Howitzers of the 5th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry
By Phil Spaugy, featuring images from The Liljenquist Family Collection at the Library of Congress A unique group of images depict the veteran horse soldiers of the 5th Ohio Volunteer
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Union Soldiers from Wisconsin, Connecticut and Elsewhere
The pressing need for volunteers to fill the depleted ranks of the Union army had not waned by the summer of 1864. In Milwaukee, recruiters organized Wisconsin’s 43rd infantry regiment