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1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment
The 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment was a Union infantry regiment that was active during the American Civil War and participated in the battles of First Bull Run, Antietam, and Gettysburg.
On April 14, 1861, Alexander Ramsey, the Governor of Minnesota, learned of the attack on Fort Sumter, while visiting Washington, D.C. Alongside Senator Morton S. Wilkinson, he visited the office of the Secretary of War, Simon Cameron, to offer the services of 1,000 Minnesota soldiers to the Union Army.
Two days later, the Adjutant General of Minnesota, William H. Acker, issued an order for Minnesota's Commissary General, H. Z. Mitchell, to enlist men for the 1st Minnesota Regiment. After the news spread, communities and individuals in Minnesota created volunteer organizations. The companies traveled to the newly reactivated Fort Snelling to be enlisted in the regiment on April 29, 1861.
On May 10, 1861, the regiment was re-enlisted for three more years of service. From Fort Snelling, they departed by steamboats down the Mississippi River to connect with an eastern rail line.
Josias R. King of the St. Paul Pioneer Guard, is often credited as the first northern volunteer to answer Lincoln's call for troops.
On July 21, 1861, near Manassas, Virginia, the regiment fought in the first major battle of the American Civil War, the First Battle of Bull Run. Holding Rickett's Battery in support, the regiment saw heavy fighting on Henry House Hill in proximity to the enemy. The 1st Minnesota suffered heavy casualties: 49 killed, 107 wounded, and 34 missing.
Of the 1st Minnesota Infantry's initiation to combat, Colonel Franklin wrote:
The First Minnesota Regiment moved from its position on the left of the field to the support of Ricketts' battery, and gallantly engaged the enemy at that point. It was so near the enemy's lines that friends and foes were for a time confounded. The regiment behaved exceedingly well and finally retired from the field in good order. The other two regiments of the brigade retired in confusion, and no efforts of mine or staff were successful in rallying them. I respectfully refer you to Colonel Gorman's report for the account of his regiment's behavior and of the good conduct of his officers and men.
1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment
The 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment was a Union infantry regiment that was active during the American Civil War and participated in the battles of First Bull Run, Antietam, and Gettysburg.
On April 14, 1861, Alexander Ramsey, the Governor of Minnesota, learned of the attack on Fort Sumter, while visiting Washington, D.C. Alongside Senator Morton S. Wilkinson, he visited the office of the Secretary of War, Simon Cameron, to offer the services of 1,000 Minnesota soldiers to the Union Army.
Two days later, the Adjutant General of Minnesota, William H. Acker, issued an order for Minnesota's Commissary General, H. Z. Mitchell, to enlist men for the 1st Minnesota Regiment. After the news spread, communities and individuals in Minnesota created volunteer organizations. The companies traveled to the newly reactivated Fort Snelling to be enlisted in the regiment on April 29, 1861.
On May 10, 1861, the regiment was re-enlisted for three more years of service. From Fort Snelling, they departed by steamboats down the Mississippi River to connect with an eastern rail line.
Josias R. King of the St. Paul Pioneer Guard, is often credited as the first northern volunteer to answer Lincoln's call for troops.
On July 21, 1861, near Manassas, Virginia, the regiment fought in the first major battle of the American Civil War, the First Battle of Bull Run. Holding Rickett's Battery in support, the regiment saw heavy fighting on Henry House Hill in proximity to the enemy. The 1st Minnesota suffered heavy casualties: 49 killed, 107 wounded, and 34 missing.
Of the 1st Minnesota Infantry's initiation to combat, Colonel Franklin wrote:
The First Minnesota Regiment moved from its position on the left of the field to the support of Ricketts' battery, and gallantly engaged the enemy at that point. It was so near the enemy's lines that friends and foes were for a time confounded. The regiment behaved exceedingly well and finally retired from the field in good order. The other two regiments of the brigade retired in confusion, and no efforts of mine or staff were successful in rallying them. I respectfully refer you to Colonel Gorman's report for the account of his regiment's behavior and of the good conduct of his officers and men.
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