On September 10, 2026, Marquette University Professor Emeritus Dr. James Marten—a renowned scholar and former president of the Society of Civil War Historians—will present a talk on his latest book, The Sixth Wisconsin and the Long Civil War. Drawing on the experiences of volunteers like Rufus Dawes and German-immigrant draftees like Gottlieb Torke, Dr. Marten will trace the regiment's brutal journey from key battlefields like Antietam and Gettysburg into the lasting physical and psychological aftermath endured by its veterans.