Stephen Sherry gave a presentation on the 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry to about 50 Sons of Norway members at their meeting in Racine, Wisconsin on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. The soldiers 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry were ethnically Norwegian, and known as the Norwegian ‘Bear Hunters’. The presentation was part of [ » ]
Stephen Sherry, Al Borland and Gary Van Kauwenbergh hosted a station covering small arms use in the Civil War at the Second Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Association’s School Day on May 17, 2018 in Milton, Wisconsin. About 2,000 students from the area schools attended. There were over two dozen stations covering [ » ]
Pards Stephen Sherry and Dan Christensen of the 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry ‘Norwegian Bear Hunters’ hosted a table at a recent Hands-on-History event at the Civil War Museum in Kenosha, WI. They displayed an assortment of military equipment and promoted the ACWSA.
The ACWSA was represented at the 2018 Civil War Museum Expo by Daniel Christiansen and Steve Sherry of the 15th Wisconsin. It was a good crowd and many people were interested. Hand brochures were handed out and many individuals expressed the interest in attending our skirmishes at Bristol this summer.
The Notorious Isaac Earl and His Scouts, By Cordon L Olson Book report by Gary Van Kauwenbergh The Confederacy had Mosby’s Rangers, but the Union had Isaac Earl and His Scouts. Isaac Earl was a Wisconsin soldier who led a small group of hand-picked Union troops disrupting Confederate operations and illegal [ » ]
