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<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 11 January 2011)</ref> | |||
=== Brief History === | |||
The 4th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry was organized by Companies at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, as follows: | |||
<br>Company "A" mustered in October 4, 1861. | |||
<br>Company "B" mustered in October 2, 1861. Moved to Fort Ridgly, Minn., and garrison duty there until March, 1862. | |||
<br>Company "C" mustered in October 7, 1861. Also moved to Fort Ridgly and garrison duty there until March, 1862. | |||
<br>Company "D" mustered in October 10, 1861. Moved to Fort Abercrombie, D. T., and duty there until March, 1862. | |||
<br>Company "E" mustered in November 27, 1861. | |||
<br>Company "F" mustered in October 11, 1861. | |||
<br>Company "G" mustered in November 22, 1861. Moved to Fort Abercrombie and duty there till March, 1862. | |||
<br>Company "H" mustered in December 20, 1861. | |||
<br>Company "I" mustered in December 23, 1861. | |||
<br>Company "K" mustered in December 23, 1861. | |||
This regiment attached to the 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of Mississippi, May to November, 1862. 1st Brigade, 7th Division, Left Wing 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862. 1st Brigade, 7th Division, 16th Army Corps, to January, 1863. 1st Brigade, 7th Division, 17th Army Corps, to September, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division. 17th Army Corps, to December, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 15th Army Corps, to April, 1865. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 15th Army Corps, to July, 1865.<br>They mustered out on July 19 and discharged at St. Paul, Minn., August 7, 1865.<br> | |||
For more information on this regiment see the following: | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_Minnesota_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment Wikipedia],(accessed 9 Dec 2010) article on the 4th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment.<br> | |||
*[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmninf1.htm#4thinf The Civil War Archives]. (accessed 9 Dec 2010) A brief history of the 4th Regiment Infantry.<br> | |||
[[Category: | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | |||
The following counties of origin are taken from the [https://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/n3/mode/2up Adjutant General's Report], found on the Internet Archives web site. The rosters show the men who served in each regiment, their residences, dates of enlistment and mustering out, and other remarks. Also see the [http://www.dalbydata.com/user.php?action=civwarsearch Dalby Database], a site from Minnesota, searchable by men, counties, regiments and companies.<br> | |||
Company A - many men from [[Carver County, Minnesota Genealogy|Carver County]] and [[Scott County, Minnesota Genealogy|Scott County]] - [https://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/174/mode/2up Roster], page 175. | |||
Company B - many men from [[McLeod County, Minnesota Genealogy|McLeod County]] - [https://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/180/mode/2up Roster], page 180. | |||
Company C - many men from [[Dakota County, Minnesota Genealogy|Dakota County]] and [[Hennepin County, Minnesota Genealogy|Hennepin County]]- [https://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/184/mode/2up Roster,] page 185. | |||
Company D - many men from [[Goodhue County, Minnesota Genealogy|Goodhue County]] and [[Stearns County, Minnesota Genealogy|Stearns County]] - [https://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/190/mode/2up Roster], page 190. | |||
Company E - many men from [[Le Sueur County, Minnesota Genealogy|Le Sueur County]] and [[Ramsey County, Minnesota Genealogy|Ramsey County]] - [https://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/194/mode/2up Roster], page 195. | |||
Company F - many men from [[Freeborn County, Minnesota Genealogy|Freeborn County]] - [https://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/200/mode/2up Roster], page 200. | |||
Company G - many men from [[Stearns County, Minnesota Genealogy|Stearns County]] and [[Ramsey County, Minnesota Genealogy|Ramsey County]]- [https://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/204/mode/2up Roster], page 205. | |||
Company H - many men from [[Blue Earth County, Minnesota Genealogy|Blue Earth County]] and [[Nicollet County, Minnesota Genealogy|Nicollet County]] - [https://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/210/mode/2up Roster], page 210. | |||
Company I - many men from [[Rice County, Minnesota Genealogy|Rice County]], [[Waseca County, Minnesota Genealogy|Waseca County]], and [[Le Sueur County, Minnesota Genealogy|Le Sueur County]] - [https://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/214/mode/2up Roster], page 215. | |||
Company K - many men from [[Mower County, Minnesota Genealogy|Mower County]] and [[Ramsey County, Minnesota Genealogy|Ramsey County]] - [https://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/220/mode/2up Roster], page 220.<br> | |||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,560 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UMN0004RI Roster]. | |||
=== Regimental History and Roster === | |||
*''History of the fourth regiment of Minnesota infantry volunteers during the great rebellion, 1861-1865.'' By Alonzo Leighton Brown. St. Paul: Pioneer Press, 1892. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/historyoffourthr00brow/page/n9/mode/2up Internet Archive] | |||
=== Other Sources === | |||
*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Minnesota in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br> | |||
*National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br> | |||
*[[Minnesota in the Civil War|Minnesota in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Minnesota, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | |||
*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | |||
*[http://www.civilwarindex.com/armymn/4th_mn_infantry.html The Civil War Index]. (accessed 9 Dec 2010) Website with detailed Minnesota regimental histories. | |||
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~mnwabcw/4.htm Rootsweb]. (accessed 9 Dec 2010) 4th Regiment history and a roster of the men from Wabasha county.<br> | |||
*[http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/genealogy/searchunit.aspx?type=4&state=Minnesota&B1=Search MilitaryHistoryOnline], (accessed 9 December 2010) has submissions by people about their ancestors who served in the Civil War. | |||
*Brown, Alonzo L. ''History of the Fourth Regiment of Minnesota Infantry Volunteers During the Great Rebellion 1861-1865''. (St. Paul, Minnesota: The Pioneer Press Company c1892). This book contains detailed histories of the different companies in the Fourth Regiment. It also has a roster and final record of the regiment that gives the company, birthplace, residence at time of enlistment, and residence after the war of most of the men. [http://books.google.com/books?id=xZ1_kyvsW58C&dq=minnesota+infantry&printsec=frontcover&source=in&hl=en&ei=U47aSuiZL8vU8Ab6k6y3BQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=12&ved=0CCMQ6AEwCw#v=onepage&q&f=false Google books].<br> | |||
*Carley, Kenneth, and Richard Moe. ''Minnesota in the Civil War: An Illustrated History.'' (Minnesota Historical Society Press, c2000). Book of battle histories, photographs, short biographies and a roster of the different regiments with their officers, beginning on page 204. [http://books.google.com/books?id=lVGGlRF5v3wC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Minnesota+in+the+Civil+war&source=bl&ots=MAk4HKW2UF&sig=QYhra4ptXvKD9mefiKi5mAWnRC4&hl=en&ei=he_mTKnkJ4j6sAPlmbmxCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Google books] (Not all pages are shown). [http://www.worldcat.org/title/minnesota-in-the-civil-war-an-illustrated-history/oclc/144563813&referer=brief_results Other libraries with this book].<br> | |||
*Dyer, Frederick H. ''A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion Compiled and Arranged from Official Records of the Federal and Confederate Armies : [Minnesota]''. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993). {{FSC|676745|item}}. FS Library US/CAN Fiche 6084700. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/compendium-of-the-war-of-the-rebellion-compiled-and-arranged-from-official-records-of-the-federal-and-confederate-armies-minnesota/oclc/36950447&referer=brief_results Other libraries with this book].<br> | |||
*Minnesota. ''Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars 1861-1865''. (St. Paul, Minn: Electrotyped and printed for the State by the Pioneer Press Company, 1890).{{FSC|270133|item}}. FS Library US/CAN Book 977.6 H2bc. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/minnesota-in-the-civil-and-indian-wars-1861-1865/oclc/3561607&referer=brief_results Other libraries with this book.] Click on the FS Library Collection link to view this book online. It contains detailed histories and rosters of each Minnesota Military Unit. <br> | |||
*United States. War Department. Record and Pension Office. ''Compiled Records Showing Service of Military Units in Volunteer Union Organizations''. (Washington, District of Columbia : The National Archives, c1964).{{FSC|499078|item}} FS Library US/CAN Film 1488543. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/compiled-records-showing-service-of-military-units-in-volunteer-union-organizations/oclc/33667366&referer=brief_results Other libraries with this microfilm]. View online at [https://www.archive.org/details/compiledrecordss0090unit Internet Archives]. <br> | |||
=== References === | |||
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[[Category:Minnesota_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | |||