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 article on the 3rd Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
 * The Civil War Archive. 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.

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.


 * Civil War Index Website with detailed Minnesota regimental histories.

BOOKS


 * Minnesota in the Civil War: An Illustrated History, Kenneth Carley, Richard Moe (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2000). 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.

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