In Memory of Old Abe Civil War Memorial (Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin)
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1927-01-01
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Chippewa
Wisconsin
United States
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"In Memory of Old Abe
1861 • 1881 The soldier bird who was captured in Chippewa County by Chief Sky and taken to Eau Claire by Daniel McCann of Eagle Point. With Company ""C"" of the Eighth Wisconsin Regiment, he participated in twenty-five battles of the Civil War and was afterwards presented to the State of Wisconsin.
Erected by the Chippewa County Federation of Women's Clubs in the year 1927.
Donated in memory of Juanita E. (McCann) Cutsforth granddaughter of Dan McCann of ""Old Abe"" fame and her husband Vallie D. Cutsforth."
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Chippewa County Federation of Women's Clubs
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Indigenous Land
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