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=== Brief History ===
 
The 1st 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 .
 
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>
 
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=== Companies in&nbsp;this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
 
Men often enlisted in&nbsp; a company recruited in the counties where they lived&nbsp;though not always.&nbsp;After many battles,&nbsp;companies might&nbsp;be combined because so many men were killed or wounded.&nbsp; However if you are unsure which company your ancestor&nbsp; was in, try the company recruited in his county first.
 
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=== Other Sources&nbsp;  ===
 
WEBSITES
 
*[http://www.researchonline.net/mncw/unit20.htm ResearchOnline], (accessed 7 Dec. 2010)&nbsp;a brief history and biblography about the 1st Minnesota Company Sharpshooters.<br>
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mnwabcw/13.htm Rootsweb]. (accessed 9 Dec 2010)&nbsp; First Sharpshooter history&nbsp;and a roster of the men from Wabasha County.&nbsp; [http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/genealogy/searchunit.aspx?type=4&state=Minnesota&B1=Search <br>]
 
&nbsp;BOOKS
 
*Dyer, Frederick H. ''A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion Compiled and Arranged from Official Records of the Federal and Confederate Armies&nbsp;: [Minnesota]''. (Bethesda, Maryland&nbsp;: 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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Brief History[edit | edit source]

The 1st 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 .

For more information on the history of the 1st Minnesota Company Sharpshooters, see the following:


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

  • ResearchOnline, (accessed 7 Dec. 2010) a brief history and biblography about the 1st Minnesota Company Sharpshooters.
  • Rootsweb. (accessed 9 Dec 2010)  First Sharpshooter history and a roster of the men from Wabasha County. 

 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.