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To: NormsRevenge

“Did Wisconsin have Cavalry in the Civil War?”

No cavalry, but Wisconsin had an eagle named “Old Abe.”

The Story of “Old Abe,” famous Wisconsin War Eagle on 101st Airborne Division patch -

http://www.army.mil/article/91178/


39 posted on 09/09/2014 3:17:58 PM PDT by sergeantdave
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To: sergeantdave

We used to visit the original ‘Old Abe’ when I was a kid; he was stuffed and in one of the upper rooms of the Capitol.


60 posted on 09/09/2014 7:54:33 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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