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The 11th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry was organized at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, on August and September, 1864. It mustered out on June 26, 1865, and discharged at St. Paul July 11, 1865<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 11 January 2011)</ref>.<br> | The 11th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry was organized at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, on August and September, 1864. It mustered out on June 26, 1865, and discharged at St. Paul July 11, 1865<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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For more information on this regiment see the following:<br> | For more information on this regiment see the following:<br> | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11th_Minnesota_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment Wikipedia], (accessed 9 Dec 2010) article on the 11th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment.<br> | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11th_Minnesota_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment Wikipedia], (accessed 9 Dec 2010) article on the 11th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment.<br> | ||
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*[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmninf2.htm#10thinf The Civil War Archives], (accessed 9 Dec 2010) has brief history of the 11th Regiment Infantry. | *[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmninf2.htm#10thinf The Civil War Archives], (accessed 9 Dec 2010) has brief history of the 11th Regiment Infantry. | ||
=== 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 G - counties of origin not recorded - [http://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/518/mode/2up Roster], page 518. | Company G - counties of origin not recorded - [http://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/518/mode/2up Roster], page 518. | ||
Company H - a few men from [[ | Company H - a few men from [[Olmsted County, Minnesota|Olmsted County]], the rest weren't recorded - [http://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/520/mode/2up Roster], page 521. | ||
Company I - three men from [[Fillmore County, Minnesota|Fillmore County]], the rest weren't recorded - [http://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/524/mode/2up Roster], page 524. | |||
Company K - three men from [[Houston County, Minnesota|Houston County]], the rest weren't recorded - [http://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/526/mode/2up Roster], page 527.<br> | |||
=== Other Sources === | |||
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<br> | *[[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/11.htm Rootsweb]. (accessed 9 Dec 2010) 11th Regiment history and a roster of the men from Wabasha county.<br> | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mnwabcw/11.htm Rootsweb]. (accessed 9 Dec 2010) 11th 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. | ||
<br>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]] | ||