Camp Randall
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Camp Randall was a United States Army base in Madison, Wisconsin, the largest staging point for Wisconsin troops entering the American Civil War. At this camp fresh volunteers received quick training
Camp Randall arch designed by Lew F. Porter
Guard house under protective roof
The Camp Randall Arch, topped by a statue of the eagle Old Abe
Civil War cannon
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. It was founded in 1848 when Wisconsin achieved statehood and is the flagship campus
Camp Randall
…located on the grounds were a hospital and briefly a prisoner-of-war camp for captured Confederate soldiers. Today the camp's land is split between UW athletic buildings including Camp Randall Stadium, the College of Engineering, and Camp Randall Memorial Park with its historic and memorial displays…
An early illustration of the campus in 1879, including Bascom Hill and Washburn Observatory
"Sifting and winnowing" plaque on Bascom Hall, UW–Madison tribute to academic freedom
Bascom Hall fire that destroyed the dome in 1916
Bascom Hill with crosses placed by students protesting the Vietnam War and sign reading, "Bascom Memorial Cemetery, Class of 1968"