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 === Brief History  ===
-The 2nd Minnesota Company Sharpshooters were organized under authority of the Secretary of War at Fort Snelling, Minn., and mustered in on October 5, 1861. They were moved to Washington, D. C., October 6-10, 1861, and reported to Col. Berdan, at Camp of Instruction. They were later assigned as Company “A,” 2nd United States Sharpshooters, February 10, 1862 .
+The 2nd Minnesota Company Sharpshooters were organized at St. Paul, Minn.,from November 23, 1861, to aMarch 17, 1862.&nbsp; They were Attached to 1st U. S. Sharpshooters as Company "I" until May 30, 1862. THey were assigned to duty with 1st Minnesota Infantry, May 30 to November 23, 1863, then attached to the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac. They mustered out on March 19, 1865.<br>
 For more information on the history of the 1st Minnesota Company Sharpshooters, see the following:<br>
 *[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmninf1.htm#1stsharp The Civil War Archive].&nbsp;(accessed 9 Dec 2010) Brief history of the 1st Minnesota Company Sharpshooters.<br>
+*[http://www.mycivilwar.com/regiments/usa-west/mn_inf_co_sharpshooter_02.htm My Civil War].
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