Civil War Scrapbook: Gen West Led 31st Wisconsin to Victory
Editor notes chronicle Francis H West who rose from overland scout to colonel and brigadier general. The 31st Wisconsin Infantry, including Monroe and Green County men, guarded railroads, fought with Sherman from Atlanta to Savannah, and helped seal victory with Johnston at Bennett's House before muster out in June 1865.
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Wisconsin
Francis H. West
31St
Wisconsin Infantry
Monroe
Reen County
Prairie du Chien
Isaac E. Messmore
Camp Utley
Racine
Army of Tennessee
Army of Cumberland
Nashville
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Murfreesboro
West
William T. Sherman
Sherman
Atlanta
Peach Tree Creek
Savannah
Ohio 61St
Carolinas
Bentonville
Gen. West
Raleigh
Joseph E. Johnston
Bennett's House
Lee
Virginia
Richmond
Washington
Louisville
Von Wiegand Dies At 86 Hearst Foreign Chief
Karl H. von Wiegand longtime Hearst foreign correspondent died in Zurich at age 86 after illness in Tokyo. He spent 60 years in journalism covering 12 wars and rising to chief foreign correspondent for Hearst papers in 1917. He began with the San Francisco Examiner in 1902 and also worked for the Los Angeles Examiner AP and New York World.
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Germany
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Lost Act Highlight Sparks Reflective Debate
A short reflective note argues that losing something prompts clear thinking about what matters. It frames loss as a logical trigger for reevaluating priorities and actions.
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