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 * Minnesota in the Civil War

Regiments

 * 1st Regiment, Minnesota Heavy Artillery Organized at St. Paul and Rochester, Minn., September, 1864, to February, 1865.

Mustered out September 27, 1865 in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Length of service: 1 year


 * 1st Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry (Mounted Rangers)

Organized at St. Cloud, St. Peters and Fort Snelling, Minn., October 9 to December 30, 1862.

1st Battalion on duty at Fort Ripley, and rest of Regiment at Fort Snelling, Minn., till December. Mustered out October 20 to December 7, 1863.

Length of service: 1 year


 * 1st Regiment, Minnesota Infantry

Organized under first call at Fort Snelling, Minn., and mustered in April 29, 1861, for three months. Reorganized for three years May 10, 1861, to date from April 29, 1861.

Ordered home for muster out February 5. Moved to Fort Snelling, Minn., and duty there till April 29. Mustered out April 29, 1864, expiration of term. Veterans and Recruits organized into two Companies as 1st Minnesota Battalion Infantry.

Moved to Louisville June 6-9, and duty there till July 15. Mustered out July 15, 1865.

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 * 1st Independent Battery, Minnesota Light Artillery

Organized at Fort Snelllng, Minn., November 21, 1861.

Moved to St. Paul, Minn., June 12. Mustered out July 1, 1865.

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2nd Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry Organized at Fort Snelling, Minn., December 5, 1863, to January 5, 1864.

Engaged in frontier and patrol duty between Forts Wadsworth, Abercrombie, Ripley and Ridgley, Headquarters at Fort Snelling, till May, 1866. Mustered out Companies "B," "C," "D," "E," "F," "G," "I" and "M" November 17 to December 29, 1865, Company "A" April 2, 1866, Company "H" April 28, 1866, and Companies "K" and "L" May 4, 1866.

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2nd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry

Organized at Fort Snelling, Minn., and mustered in by Companies as follows: "A" and "B" June 26, "D" and "E" July 5, "F" and "G" July 8, "H" July 15, "I" July 20, and "K" August 23, 1861.

Moved to Louisville, Ky., June 14-20. Mustered out July 11, 1865.

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2nd Independent Battery, Minnesota Light Artillery

Organized at Fort Snelling, Minn., March 21, 1862 Ordered to St. Paul, Minn., and mustered out August 16, 1865.

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3rd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry Organized at Fort Snelling, Minn., October 2 to November 14, 1861. moved to Duvall's Bluff August 29. Mustered out September 2 and discharged at Fort Snelling, Minn., September 16, 1865. Length of service: 3rd Independent Battery, Minnesota Light Artillery Organized at Fort Snelling, Minn., from the enlisted men of the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th Regiments, Minnesota Infantry, February 2 to May 1, 1863.1st Section at Fort Abercrombie, rest of Battery at Fort Wadsworth till February, 1866. Mustered out February 27, 1866. Length of service: 4th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry

Organized by Companies at Fort Snelling, Minn., as follows: Company "A" mustered in October 4, 1861, and Company "B" October 2, 1861. Company "C" mustered in October 7, 1861. Also moved to Fort Ridgly and garrison duty there till March, 1862. Company "D" mustered in October 10, 1861. Moved to Fort Abercrombie, D. T., and duty there till March, 1862. Company "E" mustered in November 27, 1861. Company "F" mustered in October 11, 1861. Company "G" mustered in November 22, 1861. Moved to Fort Abercrombie and duty there till March, 1862. Company "H" mustered in December 20, 1861. Company "I" mustered in December 23, 1861. Company "K" mustered in December 23, 1861.Moved to Louisville, Ky., June 2-3. Duty there till July 19. Mustered out July 19 and discharged at St. Paul, Minn., August 7, 1865.

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5th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry

Organized at Fort Snelling, Minn., March 15 to April 30, 1862.

Duty at Montgomery, Selma and Demopolis, Ala., till August. Mustered out September 6, 1865.

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6th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry

Organized at Camp Release and Fort Snelling, Minn., September 29 to November 20, 1862. Moved to St. Paul, Minn., and mustered out August 19, 1865. DO WE NEED TO ADD WHEN ALL THE COMPANIES MUSTERED IN? THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS THAT INFO.

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7th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry Organized at Camp Release, Fort Snelling and St. Peter, Minn., August 16 to October 30, 1862. Moved to St. Paul, Minn., July 20-August 8. Mustered out August 16, 1865. Length of service:  8th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry

Organized in the summer and fall of 1862 and was mustered in by companies. (http://www.ftabercrombie.org/8th%20Minn%20Infantry%20Regiment.htm) part of the text is missing so various websites don't have organization date or place.

Duty at Raleigh, Greensboro and Charlotte, N. C., till July. Mustered out July 11, 1865. Length of service:

9th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry 

Organized at Camp Release, Hutchinson, St. Peter, Fort Snelling, Glencoe and Fort Ridgly August 15 to October 31, 1862. Moved to St. Paul July 26-August 11. Mustered out August 24, 1865.

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10th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry 

Organized at Garden City, Winnebago Agency, Fort Snelling and St. Paul, Minn., August 12 to November 15, 1862. Moved to St. Paul, Minn., and mustered out August 18, 1865.

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11th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry 

Organized at Fort Snelling, Minn., August and September, 1864. Moved to St. Paul June 26-July 5. Mustered out June 26, 1865, and discharged at St. Paul July 11, 1865.

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Brackett's Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry 

Companies "A," "B" and "C" organized at Fort Snelling, Minn., as 1st, 2nd and 3rd Companies, Minnesota Light Cavalry, September to November, 1861. Patrol duty from Sioux City to Fort Randall, Headquarters at Sioux City, October, 1865, to May, 1866. Mustered out June 1, 1866. Length of service:

Hatch's Independent Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry 

Organized at Fort Snelling and St. Paul, Minn. Companies "A," "B," "C," "D" July 25 to September, 1863. Company "E" mustered August 31, 1864, and Company "F" mustered September 1, 1864. Mustered out April 26 to June 22, 1866. (Co. at different locations.)

Length of service:  Unassigned Minnesota Volunteers "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.

REGIMENTAL HISTORIES AT THE FHL

1st Regiment, Minnesota Heavy Artillery 1st Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry (Mounted Rangers) 1st Regiment, Minnesota Infantry

History of the First Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1864

Searles, Jasper Newton

1993

FHL US/CAN Fiche 6118044

History of the first regiment Minnesota volunteer infantry, 1861-1864, with maps and illustrations

Holcombe, Return Ira

1987

FHL US/CAN Book 977.6 M2h

1st Independent Battery, Minnesota Light Artillery 2nd Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry

A drummer-boy's diary : comprising four years of service with the Second Regiment Minnesota Veteran Volunteers, 1861 to 1865

Bircher, William

1993

FHL US/CAN Fiche 6118047 2nd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry

Official records concerning the Second Regiment, Minnesota Veteran Volunteer Infantry Bishop, Judson Wade

1993

FHL US/CAN Fiche 6118048

The story of a regiment : being a narrative of the service of the Second Regiment, Minnesota Veteran Volunteer Infantry, in the Civil War of 1861-1865

Bishop, Judson Wade

1993

FHL US/CAN Fiche 6118049 The Story of a regiment [...] the Second Minnesota Regiment, Minnesota Veteran Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War of 1861 to 1865 : with history of Judson Bishop and additional chapters Chester, Newell L.

2000

FHL US/CAN Book 977.6 M2cn

2nd Independent Battery, Minnesota Light Artillery 3rd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry

History of the Third Regiment Infantry, Minnesota Volunteers : with the final record of the original regiment

Lombard, C. W

1993

FHL US/CAN Fiche 6118054  3rd Independent Battery, Minnesota Light Artillery 4th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry 5th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry 6th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry 7th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry 8th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry 9th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry 10th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry 11th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry Brackett's Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry Hatch's Independent Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry Unassigned Minnesota Volunteers