Wisconsin National Guard reflects on a historic year of deployment and public service on its 184th birthday
Posted by Correspondent | Mar 7, 2021 | Curated |
March 5 marked the Wisconsin National Guard’s 184th birthday, and year 183 was a notable one for the history books.
The Wisconsin National Guard’s official birthday is March 5, 1837 – the date on which Wisconsin’s territorial Governor Henry Dodge commissioned Morgan L. Martin of Green Bay, Wisconsin, as a captain and the commander of the Green Bay Rangers volunteer company of mounted riflemen.
The creation of the Green Bay Rangers predated Wisconsin statehood by 11 years, and the new civilian supplemented military force had a mission of protecting what was then the Wisconsin Territory.
MUSIC lovers have reacted with dismay at devastating plans to close Oxford city centre s last real gig venue and turn it into student flats. Owners of The Wheatsheaf, off High Street, have submitted an application to Oxford City Council for permission to close its first floor concert venue and convert it, and the floor above, into apartments. Over the past 20 years, The Wheatsheaf has hosted some of the biggest bands to have emerged from the city – including Supergrass, Stornoway and Foals, who played their first gig there. The intimate venue is home to a wide variety of gig nights giving local bands a crucial platform and attracting acts to the city. It also hosts Oxford s only jazz club The Spin – which holds a Parliamentary Jazz Award for best club in the country.
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Three new boxed sets are available to pre-order (release coming in April 2021) from Warlord Games for Black Powder Epic Battles which takes things down to 15mm scale. If you wanted more American Civil War then the folks at Warlord are delivering with new infantry and cavalry.
The Iron Brigade // Warlord Games
The first of the sets, The Iron Brigade, offers up a whole bunch of infantry for you to use in your games. Also known as the Black Hats, this was an infantry brigade that became part of the Union Army Of The Potomac. They were known for their distinctive uniform and strong fighting prowess.