Winter Lyceum: Old Abe, the Wisconsin War Eagle

Join Dr. Mark Bishop for an engaging historical reconstruction of the life, Civil War service, and post-war adventures of Old Abe, the Famous Wisconsin War Eagle.

The Civil War Lyceum will highlight Old Abe's personal impact on Wisconsin troops, his antics and exploits that affected soldiers' day-to-day lives in both the North and the South, his contributions to many successful military battles and skirmishes, and will examine the unifying role he played in rebuilding veterans' lives and our fractured post-war nation.