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Photograph or image of Old Abe: The Civil War Eagle Mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Regiment. This banner is an enlargement of a business card size photo of "Old Ab

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Old Abe

A Memory Realm virtual pet garden honoring Old Abe, remembered for Civil War, Wisconsin mascot, Famous eagle.

1861 - 1881Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Photograph or image of Old Abe: Emblem of the J.I. Case Company on the door of the boiler of a Case steam engine. Said to be chosen after the mascot of the 8th
Emblem of the J.I. Case Company on the door of the boiler of a Case steam engine. Said to be chosen after the mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment Sfsorrow2 at English Wikipedia, Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by Oxyman using CommonsHelper ., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Why Old Abe Is Remembered

Old Abe is remembered for civil war, wisconsin mascot, famous eagle. This public page gives visitors a concise starting point for understanding why this bald eagle remains part of animal, cultural, scientific, or public memory.

The page is designed as an accessible introduction rather than an exhaustive account, with source links and image credits kept visible for further reading.

A Virtual Pet Garden in Memory Realm

This Memory Realm pet garden turns a map reference into a virtual place for discovery. Visitors can move from the public page to the map and then into a 3D pet garden connected to Old Abe.

The place is part of Memory Realm's virtual layer. It is not a physical marker and does not claim rights, control, access, endorsement, or affiliation connected to a real-world site.

Place Context

Madison, Wisconsin, United States is used as a broad spatial reference for this pet garden because it is connected to Old Abe's story, memory, or public legacy. The location is intentionally city-level or region-level so the page can provide orientation without implying a claim over a specific property or institution.

Historical Context

Old Abe was a bald eagle who was the mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the American Civil War. Later, his image was adopted as the eagle appearing on a globe in Case Corporation's logo and as the screaming eagle on the insignia of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division.

Memory Realm presents this context for educational discovery and remembrance, with public source links and media attribution preserved alongside the page content.

Photos

Photograph or image of Old Abe: Old Abe the Screaming War Eagle of the Wisconsin 8th Infanty

Old Abe the Screaming War Eagle of the Wisconsin 8th Infanty

Unknown author Unknown author, State Historical Society of Wisconsin Visual Archives, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Photograph or image of Old Abe: The Centennial photograph of "Old Abe," the live Wisconsin war eagle. Agricultural Hall, (International exposition), Philadelphi

The Centennial photograph of "Old Abe," the live Wisconsin war eagle. Agricultural Hall, (International exposition), Philadelphia, 1876, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereos

Unknown artist Unknown artist, This image is available from the New York Public Library 's Digital Library under the digital ID G91F380_216ZF: digitalgallery.nypl.org → digitalcollections.nypl.org, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Photograph or image of Old Abe: The Centennial photograph of "Old Abe," the live Wisconsin war eagle. Agricultural Hall, (International exposition), Philadelphi

The Centennial photograph of "Old Abe," the live Wisconsin war eagle. Agricultural Hall, (International exposition), Philadelphia, 1876, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereos

Unknown artist Unknown artist, This image is available from the New York Public Library 's Digital Library under the digital ID G91F380_216ZF: digitalgallery.nypl.org → digitalcollections.nypl.org, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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