Old Abe the War Eagle: A True Story of the Civil War and Reconstruction

The story of Old Abe, the bald eagle that became the mascot of the Eighth Regiment of Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. It is also the story of the men among whom Old Abe lived: the farmers, loggers, clerks, and immigrants who flocked to the colors in 1861.

Click here to read the Fall 2016 issue of The Bugle, the quarterly publication of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, with feature story, “Old Abe Mystery Solved:”
The Bugle Fall 2016