Wisconsin Military Reservation

Wisconsin Military Reservation (HML81)

Location: New Lisbon, WI 53950 Juneau County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 55.511', W 90° 15.662'

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Following the Civil War, state officials reorganized the Wisconsin Militia and in 1879 renamed it the Wisconsin National Guard. Adjutant General Chandler P. Chapman of Madison, a veteran of the famed Iron Brigade, purchased 440 acres near the Village of Camp Douglas, which was used for rifle practice beginning in 1888. Chapman transferred the land to the State shortly thereafter. The original tract was enlarged and became known as the Wisconsin Military Reservation. National Guard training camps were conducted at the Military Reservation, and within a few years Wisconsin troops had earned a national reputation for marksmanship and other soldiering skills. Four regiments of the Guard were rapidly mobilized for duty at the outbreak of the Spanish-American War (1898), demonstrating the efficiency of the state's training program. Guard units mobilized on the grounds during both World Wars.

In 1927 the Wisconsin Military Reservation was renamed Camp Williams in honor of Lt. Col. Charles R. Williams, the training camp's Quartermaster who is buried on the site. Hundreds of thousands of Guard members have been trained on the installation since 1900. In 1957 the state legislature ordered the portion of the Reservation used by the Air National Guard to be named Volk Field in honor of Lt. Jerome A. Volk, the first Wisconsin fighter pilot killed in action during the Korean Conflict.
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HM NumberHML81
Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series
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Marker Number299
Year Placed1991
Placed ByThe Wisconsin Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, September 20th, 2014 at 1:05pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 719873 N 4867210
Decimal Degrees43.92518333, -90.26103333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 55.511', W 90° 15.662'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 55' 30.66" N, 90° 15' 39.72" W
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Area Code(s)608
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1410-1420 Wisconsin Ave, New Lisbon WI 53950, US
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