Madison, Wisconsin’s Civil War Cemetery 1862 – Present How the survivors of a Mississippi River battle came to rest in Wisconsin soil, and the Northern woman who called them “her boys” This piece is a companion to Horicon’s Civil War Story, tracing what became of the Confederate prisoners taken at the same battle where Horicon’s …
During the Civil War, they answered the call. Most came home. All left something behind. Part One of Five A Town Answers the Call How Horicon, Wisconsin, went to war in the spring of 1861 165 years ago, when President Abraham Lincoln issued his first call for 75,000 volunteers in April 1861, the citizens of …
A Different Revolution: Horicon Marsh and the Native World of 1776 Long before the Van Brunt Factory, the dam that created Lake Horicon, the mills, the farms, rail lines, drainage ditches, and town plats fixed the Horicon area into the modern Wisconsin map, the great marsh at the headwaters of the Rock River belonged to …
Nestled within the peaceful confines of Bowling Green Park in Horicon, Wisconsin, stands a historic relic: a World War I MK1 60-pounder artillery piece. This imposing gun offers a fascinating glimpse into the technological advancements and strategic considerations of early 20th-century artillery — and its arrival in Horicon is a story worth telling. Special Note …
