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.

The following counties of origin are taken from the 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 Dalby Database, a site from Minnesota, searchable by men, counties, regiments and companies.

• Company A - many men from Hennepin County and Wright County -
  
• Company B - many men from Washington County, Dakota County, Carver County, and Ramsey County -
  
• Company C - many men from Fillmore County, Olmsted County, and Mower County -
  
• Company D - many men from Goodhue County, Norway, and Sweden -
  
• Company E - many men from Goodhue County and Dodge County -
  
• Company F - many men from Dakota County, Steele County, and Washington County -
  
• Company G - many men from Wabasha County -
  
• Company H - many men from Rice County, Blue Earth County, and Rice County -
  
• Company I - many men from Le Sueur County, Stearns County, and Wabasha County -
  
• Company K - many men from Olmsted County and Winona County -
  

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.

• 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).FHL Collection FHL US/CAN Film 1488542. Other libraries with this microfilm. View online at Internet Archives.
  

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