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''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Minnesota|Minnesota]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Minnesota Military Records|Minnesota Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Minnesota in the Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] 8th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry'' | |||
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=== Brief History === | |||
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The 8th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry was organized in the summer and fall of 1862 and was mustered in by companies. It mustered out on July 11, 1865 at Raleigh, Greensboro and Charlotte, North Carolina<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 11 January 2011)</ref>.<br> | |||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Minnesota_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment Wikipedia], (accessed 9 Dec 2010) article on the 8th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment.<br> | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Minnesota_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment Wikipedia], (accessed 9 Dec 2010) article on the 8th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment.<br> | ||
*[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmninf2.htm#8thinf The Civil War Archives]. (accessed 9 Dec 2010) A brief history of the 8th Regiment Infantry.<br> | *[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmninf2.htm#8thinf The Civil War Archives]. (accessed 9 Dec 2010) A brief history of the 8th Regiment Infantry.<br> | ||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === 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. | 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 === | |||
WEBSITES | |||
*[ | *[http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 9 Dec 2010) can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.<br> | ||
*[ | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mnwabcw/8.htm Rootsweb]. (accessed 9 Dec 2010) 8th Regiment history and a roster of the men from Wabasha county.<br> | ||
*[http://www.civilwarindex.com/armymn/8th_mn_infantry.html The Civil War Index]. (accessed 9 Dec 2010) Website with detailed Minnesota regimental histories.<br> | *[http://www.civilwarindex.com/armymn/8th_mn_infantry.html The Civil War Index]. (accessed 9 Dec 2010) Website with detailed Minnesota regimental histories.<br> | ||
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*[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. | *[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. | ||
BOOKS | |||
* | *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> | ||
*''Minnesota in the Civil War: An Illustrated History'', Kenneth Carley, Richard Moe (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2000). | *''Minnesota in the Civil War: An Illustrated History'', Kenneth Carley, Richard Moe (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2000). 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 book] (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> | ||
*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).{{ | *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).{{FHL|499078|item}} FHL 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 [http://www.archive.org/details/compiledrecordss0091unit Internet Archives]. <br> | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Minnesota_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Minnesota_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||
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Brief History[edit | edit source]
The 8th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry was organized in the summer and fall of 1862 and was mustered in by companies. It mustered out on July 11, 1865 at Raleigh, Greensboro and Charlotte, North Carolina[1].
- Wikipedia, (accessed 9 Dec 2010) article on the 8th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
- The Civil War Archives. (accessed 9 Dec 2010) A brief history of the 8th Regiment Infantry.
Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]
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.
Other Sources [edit | edit source]
WEBSITES
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 9 Dec 2010) can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.
- Rootsweb. (accessed 9 Dec 2010) 8th Regiment history and a roster of the men from Wabasha county.
- The Civil War Index. (accessed 9 Dec 2010) Website with detailed Minnesota regimental histories.
- MilitaryHistoryOnline, (accessed 9 December 2010) has submissions by people about their ancestors who served in the Civil War.
BOOKS
- 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 Collection. FHL US/CAN Fiche 6084700. Other libraries with this book.
- Minnesota in the Civil War: An Illustrated History, Kenneth Carley, Richard Moe (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2000). Book of battle histories, photographs, short biographies and a roster of the different regiments with their officers, beginning on page 204. Google book (Not all pages are shown). Other libraries with this book.
- 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).FHL Collection FHL US/CAN Film 1488543. Other libraries with this microfilm. View online at Internet Archives.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 11 January 2011)