Wisconsin

Wisconsin 1848 -1917

By TaylorSchausfamily120

  • Wisconsin Gains Statehood

    Wisconsin Gains Statehood
    Wisconsin became a state when it housed 3.314 million people.

  • Camp Randall Prisoner of War Camp

    Camp Randall Prisoner of War Camp
    During the Civil War, Camp Randall acted as barracks for Union troops and a prison camp for captured Confederate soldiers. 1858-1862

  • Civil War Starts

    Civil War Starts
    The Civil War began on April 12, 1861 when Confederate shore batteries fired on Union's Fort Sumter in South Carolina’s bay. In 34 hours, 50 Confederate weapons launched more than 4,000 rounds at the poorly supplied fort. Major Robert Anderson, commander of the Union base, surrendered. Two days later, US President Lincoln issued a notice calling for 75,000 volunteer soldiers to help end the Southern mess. 90,000 came from Wisconsin, more than President Lincoln asked for.

  • Civil War Ends

    Civil War Ends
    Four years after the first atack, the Confederacy was beaten at the cost of 620,000 Union and Confederate dead. Robert E. Lee surrendered the last major Confederate army to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse. See 'Civil War Begins' to see how it started

  • Peshtigo Forest Fire

    Peshtigo Forest Fire
    The Peshtigo Fire burned 1,875 square miles and destroyed twelve communities, killing 1,200 to 2,500 people. People think it was caused by a small fire that was used for land-clearing and blew out of control because of unusually high winds. This fire happened on the same day that the famous Chicago fire happened so this fire is often referred to as "the Forgotten Fire."

  • First Dairy School Opened in Madison

    First Dairy School Opened in Madison
    The first dairy school in the U.S. was established at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Just 40 years later, in 1930, Wisconsin earned the title “America's Dairyland” which was added to the Wisconsin license plate in 1939.

  • First Harley Davidson Motorcycles Sold

    First Harley Davidson Motorcycles Sold
    According Harley-Davidson's website, https://www.harley-davidson.com/us/en/museum/explore/hd-timeline.html, the first bike was made to race. This motorcycle company is based in Wisconsin's largest city, Milwaukee. As the Industrial Revolution happened, interest increased in wheeled and motored transportation, and the assembly line helped motorcycle production go faster.