Wisconsin Lincoln Bicentennial Commission - Civil War at Camp Randall - 1 views
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Civil War at Camp Randall Camp Randall, now designated as a park on the southeast side of Camp Randall Stadium, home of the Wisconsin Badgers, is where more than 70,000 Wisconsin men trained for service in the American Civil War 1861-1865. Originally comprising 53 1/2 acres and owned by the estate of William D. Bruen, the track was leased to the State Agricultural Society in 1859 and used as the Wisconsin State Fair Grounds.
