3rd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry

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Brief History

The 3rd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry was organized at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on October 2 to November 14, 1861. It mustered out on September 16, 1865 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota.

For more information on this regiment see the following:

• Wikipedia, (accessed 9 Dec 2010) article on the 3rd Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment. 
  

• The Civil War Archive. (accessed 9 Dec 2010) Brief history of the 3rd 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.

Other Sources

WEBSITES

• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 9 Dec 2010) can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.
  

• Civil War Index. (accessed 9 Dec 2010) Website with detailed Minnesota regimental histories.
  

• Rootsweb. (accessed 9 Dec 2010) 3rd Regiment history and a roster of the men from Wabasha county.
  

• 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 Collection. FHL US/CAN Fiche 6084700. Other libraries with this book.
  

• Carley, Kenneth, and Richard Moe. Minnesota in the Civil War: An Illustrated History. (Minnesota Historical Society Press, c2000).  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.
  

• Lombard, C W.History of the Third Regiment Infantry, Minnesota Volunteers : with the final record of the original regiment. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993).  FHL CollectionFHL US/CAN Fiche 6118054.

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