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''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|U.S. Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[North Dakota|North Dakota]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[South Dakota|South Dakota]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[North Dakota Military Records|North Dakota Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[South Dakota Military Records|South Dakota Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Dakota Territory'' | ''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|U.S. Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[North Dakota|North Dakota]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[South Dakota|South Dakota]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[North Dakota Military Records|North Dakota Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[South Dakota Military Records|South Dakota Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Dakota Territory'' | ||
[[Image:{{Dakota Territory 1861 to 1889}}]]<br> | [[Image:{{Dakota Territory 1861 to 1889}}]]<br> | ||
=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
During the Civil War, the Dakota Territory contributed one battalion with two companies. The companies helped defend against Indian raids.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System]: (accessed 29 July 2011).</ref> The Dakota Territory became an organized territory on March 2, 1861. It included much of present-day Montana and Wyoming. The Dakota Territory was divided into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota on November 2, 1889.<ref>Wikipedia contributors. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakota_in_the_American_Civil_War Dakota Territory}, (accessed 29 July 2011).</ref> The United States War Department credited the Dakota Territory with supplying 206 white men to the Union Army.<ref>United States. War Department, ''The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies'', (Washington, District of Columbia: Govt. Print. Office, 1880-1901), Series 3, Volume 4, page 1269. {{FHL|31516|item|disp=FHL book 973 M29u ser.3 v. 3, FHL film 845422}}.</ref | During the Civil War, the Dakota Territory contributed one battalion with two companies. The companies helped defend against Indian raids.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System]: (accessed 29 July 2011).</ref> The Dakota Territory became an organized territory on March 2, 1861. It included much of present-day Montana and Wyoming. The Dakota Territory was divided into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota on November 2, 1889.<ref>Wikipedia contributors. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakota_in_the_American_Civil_War Dakota Territory}, (accessed 29 July 2011).</ref> The United States War Department credited the Dakota Territory with supplying 206 white men to the Union Army.<ref>United States. War Department, ''The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies'', (Washington, District of Columbia: Govt. Print. Office, 1880-1901), Series 3, Volume 4, page 1269. {{FHL|31516|item|disp=FHL book 973 M29u ser.3 v. 3, FHL film 845422}}.</ref> | ||
=== Military | === Dakota Territory Military Unit === | ||
*[[1st Battalion, Dakota Cavalry (Union)|1st Battalion, Dakota Cavalry (Union)]]<br>Organized: Company A at Yanktown, Dakota Territory., April, 1862 and Company B at Sioux City, Iowa, March 31, 1863.<br>Mustered out: Company A on May 9, 1865 and Company B on Nov. 15, 1865. <br> | *[[1st Battalion, Dakota Cavalry (Union)|1st Battalion, Dakota Cavalry (Union)]]<br>Organized: Company A at Yanktown, Dakota Territory., April, 1862 and Company B at Sioux City, Iowa, March 31, 1863.<br>Mustered out: Company A on May 9, 1865 and Company B on Nov. 15, 1865. <br> | ||
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=== References === | === References === | ||
'''A wiki | '''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:''' | ||
[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Dakota_Territory,_Civil_War_Service_Records_of_Union_Soldiers_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Dakota Territory, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, (FamilySearch Historical Records)] | [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Dakota_Territory,_Civil_War_Service_Records_of_Union_Soldiers_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Dakota Territory, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, (FamilySearch Historical Records)] | ||
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<br>{{U.S. Civil War}} | <br>{{U.S. Civil War}} | ||
[[Category:North_Dakota_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:South_Dakota_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:North_Dakota_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:South_Dakota_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||