1st Regiment, Minnesota Heavy Artillery

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Brief History

The 1st Regiment, Minnesota Heavy Artillery, was organized at St. Paul and Rochester, Minnesota, from September 1864 to February 1865. They mustered out on September 27, 1865 at Chattanooga, Tennessee.

For more information about the 1st Regiment, MInnesota Heavy Artillery, see the following:

• Wikipedia, (accessed 9 Dec 2010) article for 1st Regiment, Minnesota Heavy Artillery.

Companies in this Regiment with County 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

• 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.
  

• Rootsweb. (accessed 9 Dec 2010) A roster of the First Regiment Heavy Artillery Minnesota Volunteers.
  

• Rootsweb. (accessed 9 Dec 2010) Narrative of the First Regiment of Minnesota Heavy Artillery by Lieutenant and Adjutant James J. Egan.
  

• ResearchOnline. (accessed 9 Dec 2010) Brief history and a biblography on the 1st Regiment, Minnesota Heavy Artillery.

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). WorldCat book.
  

• Minnesota. Adjutant General's Office. Minnesota Adjutant General's Report of 1866. (Roseville, Minnesota : Park Genealogical Books, c1997).  FHL US/CAN Book  977.6 M2ma Other libraries with this book. Arranged in alphabetical order by soldier's name. Gives soldier's name, age, birthplace, rank, regiment, company, date and place mustered in, date and place mustered out, and other information.
  

• 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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