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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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| The following counties of origin are taken from the [http://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/n3/mode/2up Adjutant General's Report], found on the Internet Archives web site. The rosters show the men who served in each regiment, their residences, dates of enlistment and mustering out, and other remarks. Also see the [http://www.dalbydata.com/user.php?action=civwarsearch Dalby Database], a site from Minnesota, searchable by men, counties, regiments and companies.<br> | | The following counties of origin are taken from the [https://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/n3/mode/2up Adjutant General's Report], found on the Internet Archives web site. The rosters show the men who served in each regiment, their residences, dates of enlistment and mustering out, and other remarks. Also see the [http://www.dalbydata.com/user.php?action=civwarsearch Dalby Database], a site from Minnesota, searchable by men, counties, regiments and companies.<br> |
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| *Company A - many men from - [[Fillmore County, Minnesota Genealogy|Fillmore County]], [[Winona County, Minnesota Genealogy|Winona County]], and [[Olmsted County, Minnesota Genealogy|Olmsted County]] - [http://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/56/mode/2up Roster], page 56. | | *Company A - many men from - [[Fillmore County, Minnesota Genealogy|Fillmore County]], [[Winona County, Minnesota Genealogy|Winona County]], and [[Olmsted County, Minnesota Genealogy|Olmsted County]] - [https://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/56/mode/2up Roster], page 56. |
| *Company B - many men from - [[Olmsted County, Minnesota Genealogy|Olmsted County]] and [[Ramsey County, Minnesota Genealogy|Ramsey County]] - [http://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/62/mode/2up Roster], page 62. | | *Company B - many men from - [[Olmsted County, Minnesota Genealogy|Olmsted County]] and [[Ramsey County, Minnesota Genealogy|Ramsey County]] - [https://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/62/mode/2up Roster], page 62. |
| *Company C - many men from - [[Dodge County, Minnesota Genealogy|Dodge County]] and [[Wabasha County, Minnesota Genealogy|Wabasha County]] - [http://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/68/mode/2up Roster], page 68. | | *Company C - many men from - [[Dodge County, Minnesota Genealogy|Dodge County]] and [[Wabasha County, Minnesota Genealogy|Wabasha County]] - [https://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/68/mode/2up Roster], page 68. |
| *Company D - many men from - [[Ramsey County, Minnesota Genealogy|Ramsey County]] and other assorted counties - [http://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/74/mode/2up Roster], page 74. | | *Company D - many men from - [[Ramsey County, Minnesota Genealogy|Ramsey County]] and other assorted counties - [https://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/74/mode/2up Roster], page 74. |
| *Company E - many men from - [[Nicollet County, Minnesota Genealogy|Nicollet County]] and [[Le Sueur County, Minnesota Genealogy|Le Sueur County]] - [http://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/80/mode/2up Roster], page 80. | | *Company E - many men from - [[Nicollet County, Minnesota Genealogy|Nicollet County]] and [[Le Sueur County, Minnesota Genealogy|Le Sueur County]] - [https://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/80/mode/2up Roster], page 80. |
| *Company F - many men from - [[Ramsey County, Minnesota Genealogy|Ramsey County]] and [[Washington County, Minnesota Genealogy|Washington County]] - [http://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/86/mode/2up Roster], page 86. | | *Company F - many men from - [[Ramsey County, Minnesota Genealogy|Ramsey County]] and [[Washington County, Minnesota Genealogy|Washington County]] - [https://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/86/mode/2up Roster], page 86. |
| *Company G - many men from - [[Ramsey County, Minnesota Genealogy|Ramsey County]], [[Brown County, Minnesota Genealogy|Brown County]], and [[Hennepin County, Minnesota Genealogy|Hennepin County]] - [http://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/92/mode/2up Roster], page 92. | | *Company G - many men from - [[Ramsey County, Minnesota Genealogy|Ramsey County]], [[Brown County, Minnesota Genealogy|Brown County]], and [[Hennepin County, Minnesota Genealogy|Hennepin County]] - [https://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/92/mode/2up Roster], page 92. |
| *Company H - many men from - [[Blue Earth County, Minnesota Genealogy|Blue Earth County]] and [[Ramsey County, Minnesota Genealogy|Ramsey County]] - [http://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/98/mode/2up Roster], page 98. | | *Company H - many men from - [[Blue Earth County, Minnesota Genealogy|Blue Earth County]] and [[Ramsey County, Minnesota Genealogy|Ramsey County]] - [https://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/98/mode/2up Roster], page 98. |
| *Company I - many men from - [[Ramsey County, Minnesota Genealogy|Ramsey County]], [[Goodhue County, Minnesota Genealogy|Goodhue County]], [[Carver County, Minnesota Genealogy|Carver County]], and [[Hennepin County, Minnesota Genealogy|Hennepin County]] - [http://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/104/mode/2up Roster], page 104. | | *Company I - many men from - [[Ramsey County, Minnesota Genealogy|Ramsey County]], [[Goodhue County, Minnesota Genealogy|Goodhue County]], [[Carver County, Minnesota Genealogy|Carver County]], and [[Hennepin County, Minnesota Genealogy|Hennepin County]] - [https://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/104/mode/2up Roster], page 104. |
| *Company K - many men from - [[McLeod County, Minnesota Genealogy|McLeod County]], and [[Ramsey County, Minnesota Genealogy|Ramsey County]] - [http://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/108/mode/2up Roster], page 109. | | *Company K - many men from - [[McLeod County, Minnesota Genealogy|McLeod County]], and [[Ramsey County, Minnesota Genealogy|Ramsey County]] - [https://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/108/mode/2up Roster], page 109. |
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| The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,607 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UMN0002RI Roster]. | | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,607 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UMN0002RI Roster]. |
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| *Pendergast, T. H. ''Pen pictures from the Second Minnesota : "Personal recollections by a private soldier" and "Marching thro' Georgia".'' (Roseville, Minnesota : Park Genealogical Books, c1998), {{FSC|2060474|item|disp=FS Library book 977.6 M2pt}} | | *Pendergast, T. H. ''Pen pictures from the Second Minnesota : "Personal recollections by a private soldier" and "Marching thro' Georgia".'' (Roseville, Minnesota : Park Genealogical Books, c1998), {{FSC|2060474|item|disp=FS Library book 977.6 M2pt}} |
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| *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).{{FSC|499078|item}} FS Library US/CAN film 1488542. [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/compiledrecordss0090unit Internet Archives]. <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).{{FSC|499078|item}} FS Library US/CAN film 1488542. [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 [https://www.archive.org/details/compiledrecordss0090unit Internet Archives]. <br> |
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| *United States. Army. Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865). ''John Foot, born at the city of New York on the 30th, April, 1835, died at Geneva, Ontario County on the 13th, March, 1862.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993) {{FSC|677690|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6118052}} | | *United States. Army. Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865). ''John Foot, born at the city of New York on the 30th, April, 1835, died at Geneva, Ontario County on the 13th, March, 1862.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993) {{FSC|677690|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6118052}} |