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 Regiment, Minnesota 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 RegimentIncludes 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 Minnesotasite. Contains a history of the 1st Regiment during the Battle of Gettysburg.

BOOKS


 * History of the First Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1864, Searles, Jasper Newton (1916/1993). FHL US/CAN Fiche 6118044 Internet Archives book.
 * Minnesota in the Civil War: An Illustrated History, Kenneth Carley, Richard Moe (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2000). Google books . Online book of battle histories, photographs, short biographies and a roster of Minnesota soldiers beginning on page 204. Does not show all the pages.
 * 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.


 * History of the first regiment Minnesota volunteer infantry, 1861-1864, with maps and illustrations, Return Ira Holcombe, (1916/1987). FHL US/CAN Book 977.6 M2h


 * The last full measure : the life and death of the First Minnesota Volunteers, Richard Moe (New York : Henry Holt, 1993). World Cat book.


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