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=== Companies in | === 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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Company F - many men from [[Goodhue County, Minnesota|Goodhue County]] - [http://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/298/mode/2up Roster], page 298. | Company F - many men from [[Goodhue County, Minnesota|Goodhue County]] - [http://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/298/mode/2up Roster], page 298. | ||
Company G - many men from [[Ramsey County, Minnesota|Ramsey County]] and [[ | Company G - many men from [[Ramsey County, Minnesota|Ramsey County]] and [[Carver County, Minnesota|Carver County]] - [http://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/302/mode/2up Roster], page 302. | ||
Company H - many men from [[Olmsted County, Minnesota|Olmsted County]] - [http://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/306/mode/2up Roster], page 306. | Company H - many men from [[Olmsted County, Minnesota|Olmsted County]] - [http://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/306/mode/2up Roster], page 306. | ||
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Company I - many men from [[Washington County, Minnesota|Washington County]], [[Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Blue Earth County]], [[Nicollet County, Minnesota|Nicollet County]] and other assorted counties - [http://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/310/mode/2up Roster], page 310. | Company I - many men from [[Washington County, Minnesota|Washington County]], [[Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Blue Earth County]], [[Nicollet County, Minnesota|Nicollet County]] and other assorted counties - [http://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/310/mode/2up Roster], page 310. | ||
Company K - many men from [[Houston County, Minnesota|Houston County]] and [[Fillmore County, Minnesota|Fillmore County]] - [http://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/314/mode/2up Roster], page 314. | Company K - many men from [[Houston County, Minnesota|Houston County]] and [[Fillmore County, Minnesota|Fillmore County]] - [http://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/314/mode/2up Roster], page 314.<br> | ||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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WEBSITES | WEBSITES | ||
*[http://www. | *[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Minnesota in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br> | ||
*National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br> | |||
*[[Minnesota in the Civil War|Minnesota in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Minnesota, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | |||
*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | |||
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mnwabcw/6.htm Rootsweb]. (accessed 9 Dec 2010) 6th Regiment history and a roster of the men from Wabasha county.<br> | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mnwabcw/6.htm Rootsweb]. (accessed 9 Dec 2010) 6th Regiment history and a roster of the men from Wabasha county.<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> | *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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=== References === | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Minnesota_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Minnesota_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||