Civil War Letters: Wisconsin Major Rufus Dawes, Commanding the 6th Wisconsin Volunteers Made Recommendations for Promotion – Written on Beautiful Wisconsin Stationery, the Military Secretary Writes Him Back… 6th Wisconsin, Iron Brigade Letter Written by Lt. Col. Commanding, Rufus R. Dawes + Endorsements by Brig. Gen. Edward S. Bragg & Brig. Gen. Lysander Cutler! The 33rd Wisconsin Volunteers & the Fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi – Sgt. W. Jewett Likely: “THEY WERE LIVING ON MULES WHEN WE TOOK POSSESSION.”