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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 2nd Minnesota Company Sharpshooters were organized at St. Paul, Minn.,from November 23, 1861, to aMarch 17, 1862. 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> | The 2nd Minnesota Company Sharpshooters were organized at St. Paul, Minn.,from November 23, 1861, to aMarch 17, 1862. 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> | 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]. (accessed 9 Dec 2010) Brief history of the 2nd Minnesota Company Sharpshooters.<br> | *[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmninf1.htm#1stsharp The Civil War Archive]. (accessed 9 Dec 2010) Brief history of the 2nd Minnesota Company Sharpshooters.<br> | ||
*[http://www.mycivilwar.com/regiments/usa-west/mn_inf_co_sharpshooter_02.htm <span style="text-decoration: underline | *[http://www.mycivilwar.com/regiments/usa-west/mn_inf_co_sharpshooter_02.htm <span style="text-decoration: underline">My Civil War</span>]. A brief history of the 2nd Minnesota Company Sharpshooters.<br> | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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*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). {{FHL|676745|item}}. FHL 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> | *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). {{FHL|676745|item}}. FHL 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> | ||
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