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- ↑ THE BLUE BOOK OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. 1891. p. 604.
- ↑ "Omar L. Rosenkrans". Wisconsin Veterans Museum. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
- ↑ Lawrence S. Barish, ed. (2007). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2007 - 2008. p. 171.