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The 1st Regiment, Minnesota Infantry was organized under first call at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. They mustered out on July 15, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky. | The 1st Regiment, Minnesota Infantry was organized under first call at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. They mustered out on July 15, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky. | ||
For more information on the history of the 1st Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, see the following:<br> | For more information on the history of the 1st Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, see the following:<br> | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Minnesota_Volunteer_Infantry Wikipedia] article on the 1st Regiment, Minnesota Infantry<br> | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Minnesota_Volunteer_Infantry Wikipedia] article on the 1st Regiment, Minnesota Infantry<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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WEBSITES | WEBSITES | ||
*[http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment. | *[http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment. | ||
*[http://www.firstminnesota.org/history/first.html A Short History of the First Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry] | *[http://www.firstminnesota.org/history/first.html A Short History of the First Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry] | ||
*[http://www.1stminnesota.net/ First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment] Includes a searchable roster of the soldiers in the 1st Regiment along with photos and battle casualties.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Minnesota_Volunteer_Infantry <br>] | *[http://www.1stminnesota.net/ First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment] Includes a searchable roster of the soldiers in the 1st Regiment along with photos and battle casualties.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Minnesota_Volunteer_Infantry <br>] | ||
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mnwabcw/1.htm?cj=1 Rootsweb] First Regiment history and a roster of the men from Wabasha County. | *[http://discovery.mnhs.org/MN150/index.php?title=First_Minnesota_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1287073799890_740" /> Regiment ]Includes a history and links to other sites. | ||
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mnwabcw/1.htm?cj=1 Rootsweb] First Regiment history and a roster of the men from Wabasha County. | |||
*[http://www.civilwarindex.com/armymn/1st_mn_infantry.html Civil War Index ] Website with detailed Minnesota regimental histories. | *[http://www.civilwarindex.com/armymn/1st_mn_infantry.html Civil War Index ] Website with detailed Minnesota regimental histories. | ||
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Brief History[edit | edit source]
The 1st Regiment, Minnesota Infantry was organized under first call at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. They mustered out on July 15, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky.
For more information on the history of the 1st Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, see the following:
- Wikipedia article on the 1st Regiment, Minnesota 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.
Source Material[edit | edit source]
WEBSITES
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.
- First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment Includes a searchable roster of the soldiers in the 1st Regiment along with photos and battle casualties.
- First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment Includes a history and links to other sites.
- Rootsweb First Regiment history and a roster of the men from Wabasha County.
- Civil War Index Website with detailed Minnesota regimental histories.
BOOKS
- History of the First Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1864, Searles, Jasper Newton (1916/1993). FHL US/CAN Fiche 6118044 Internet Archives book.
- Minnesota history bulletin, Volume 1, Solon Justus Buck and Theodore Christian Blegen, (Minnesota Historical Society, 1916). Google book. Internet Archives book.
- History of the First regiment Minnesota volunteer infantry, 1861-1864, Matthew F. Taylor, (Stillwater, Minnesota: Eastman and Masterson, [1916]). Internet Archives book.
- History of the first regiment Minnesota volunteer infantry, 1861-1864, with maps and illustrations, Return Ira Holcombe, (1916/1987). FHL US/CAN Book 977.6 M2h
- The last full measure : the life and death of the First Minnesota Volunteers, Richard Moe (New York : Henry Holt, 1993). World Cat book.
- History of the First Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1864, R.I. Holcombe (Hudson, WI : St. Croix Valley Civil War Round Table, 2006). Libraries with this book.