1st Regiment, Minnesota Infantry

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Brief History

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 Minnesota Volunteer Infantry.
  

• The Civil War Archive. Brief history of the 1st Regiment Infantry.
  

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.

Source Material

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.

• A Short History of the First Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry

• 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.  
  

• The American Civil War and The Battle of Gettysburg: 1st Minnesota site. Contains a history of the 1st Regiment during the Battle of Gettysburg.

 BOOKS

• History of the First Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1864, Jasper Newton Searles (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993 ). FHL Collection Fiche 6118044, Film 1320585 Item 13 Internet Archives book.
  

• History of the first regiment Minnesota volunteer infantry, 1861-1864, with maps and illustrations, Ira Return Holcombe (Stillwater, Minn. : Easton & Masterman, printers, 1916). Includes an index and roster.FHL Collection FHL US/CAN Book 977.6 M2h.

• Minnesota in the Civil War: An Illustrated History, Kenneth Carley, Richard Moe (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2000).  Book of battle histories, photographs, short biographies and a roster of the different regiments with their officers, beginning on page 204. Google book (Not all pages are shown). Other libraries with this 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.

• The last full measure : the life and death of the First Minnesota Volunteers, Richard Moe (New York : Henry Holt, 1993). Other libraries with this book.

• History of the First Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1864, R.I. Holcombe (Hudson, WI : St. Croix Valley Civil War Round Table, 2006). Other libraries with this book.
  

Family History Library (FHL); now called, FamilySearch Library (FSL)