To authorize the establishment of memorials to the Wisconsin infantry officers and enlisted men who fought in the Battle of Antietam and the Second Battle of Bull Run, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · February 11, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
H.R. 7495 authorizes the creation of two memorials honoring Wisconsin infantry regiments that fought in major Civil War battles—one at Antietam National Battlefield commemorating five Wisconsin regiments from the 1862 battle there, and another at Manassas National Battlefield Park honoring three Wisconsin regiments from the Second Battle of Bull Run. The bill places the Secretary of the Interior in charge of approving memorial locations, designs, and selecting the organizations that will build them, while explicitly prohibiting the use of federal funds for design, acquisition, site preparation, or installation. The bill requires annual reports from the organizations building the memorials and allows the Secretary to suspend the project if fundraising efforts misrepresent federal involvement. Once built, the federal government will maintain the memorials, though private donations for maintenance can be accepted and managed through the National Park Foundation.
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