Pre-WWI History Page

On September 11, 1884 the Wisconsin National Guard Field Artillery was created when twelve men signed an agreement to organize a field artillery battery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  The formal organization occurred on May 11, 1885.  The 65 members of the battery occupied the Farwell Avenue Skating Rink and trained in a vacant lot on North Prospect Avenue in Milwaukee.  As the Battery grew, it moved to an Armory at 815 N. Broadway and shared the Armory with the “Light Horse Squadron”. …Read More