May 2025 MCHS Book Club, "Mil-book-ee"

Join us in May for "The Sixth Wisconsin and the Long Civil War: The Biography of a Regiment" by James Marten.

This book engagingly presents the story of the war and its aftermath through the lens of a single regiment, the Sixth Wisconsin. One of the core units of the famed Iron Brigade, the Sixth was organized in July 1861 and mustered out in the summer of 1865, playing major roles at Second Manassas, Antietam, and Gettysburg, and in the Overland campaign of 1864. The full history is found in the stories of its men learning to fight and endure far from home amid violence, illness, and death, and in the lives of families that hung on every word in letters and news from the front lines.

Copies of the book are available for purchase at the MCHS and Boswell Books. Mention the MCHS Book Club at check for a 10% discount. An additional 10% discount is offered to MCHS Members at the MCHS gift shop.

FREE to join, registration required to attend virtually. You will be sent the confirmation email with Zoom link to attend virtually.

You may also like the following events from Milwaukee County Historical Society:

• This Saturday, 10th May, 11:00 am, Author Talk with Historian James Marten in Milwaukee
• Next Thursday, 15th May, 09:30 am, Naturalization Ceremony in Milwaukee
• This month, 22nd May, 05:30 pm, 72nd Annual Awards Dinner in Milwaukee