1st Minnesota Infantry Monument

Gettysburg Battlefield monument 1st Minnesota Infantry Monument 1st Minnesota Monument Gettysburg.jpg Monument to the 1st Minnesota Infantry in 2005 Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania Jacob Fjelde 32 ft 1897 7 2 39 48 37.7 N 77 14 10.0 W inline,title Henry Bonnard Bronze Company 1st Minnesota Infantry Monument is an 1893 statuary memorial on the Gettysburg Battlefield. The monument is located between Cemetery Ridge and the The Angle by Plum Run where the 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment charged against Cadmus M. Wilcox's Alabama Brigade of Richard H. Anderson's Division of the Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. A secondary monument to the 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment was also erected in 1893 showing its position during Pickett's Charge on July 3, 1863. History The 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment, commanded by Colonel William J. Colvill, played a crucial role on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg on July 2, 1863. 420 men strong, the regiment was part of the reinforcements of the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division of the II Corps under the command of Brigadier General William Harrow.Hawks Steve A. April 11, 2024 First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment monuments https://gettysburg.stonesentinels.com/union-monuments/minnesota/1st-minnesota/ April 23, 2026 The Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg 2024 32 men from Company L were detailed as skirmishers while 56 men of Company C were detached from the regiment on July 2. When Confederate General James Longstreet assaulted the troops Union General Daniel Sickles' Corps at Cemetery Ridge, a gap was formed in which the Union Army could be penetrated.Groess Dan October 22, 2017 History of the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment https://ss.sites.mtu.edu/mhugl/2017/10/22/history-of-the-1st-minnesota-volunteer-infantry-regiment/ April 23, 2026 Military History of the Upper Great Lakes ss.sites.mtu.edu 2017Smith Hampton March 13, 2012 First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment https://www.mnhs.org/mnopedia/search/index/group/first-minnesota-volunteer-infantry-regiment April 23, 2026 MNopedia Noticing this threat, Union General Winfield Scott Hancock ordered the nearest regiment to him, the 1st Minnesota, to charge forward and "Take those colors!". With 242 men at his disposal, Colonel Colvill ordered the 1st Minnesota to charge against larger Wilcox's brigade. Outnumbered one to four, the 1st Minnesota took a 82% casualty rate in the process. The sacrifice of the 1st Minnesota at Plum Run allowed General Hancock time to reorganize his units and reinforce the section of the battlefield. The following day, remnants of the 1st Minnesota contributed towards the repulse of Pickett's Charge. During the battle several soldiers distinguished themselves, including Henry D. O'Brien of Company E who, despite being wounded, held onto the regimental colors, and Marshall Sherman of Company C who captured the 28th Virginia battle flag later on July 3. During the July 2 charge, much of the regiment's leadership, including its commander, William Colvill, along with Lieutenant Colonel Charles Powell Adams, Major Mark William Downie, and the regiment's Adjutant John Peller, were wounded.Searls Jasper Newton https://archive.org/details/historyoffirstre00minn/page/345/mode/2up? History of the First regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry: 1861-1864 1916 Easton & Masterman Stillwater 245 en First monument thumb|Jacob Fjelde, designer of the two monuments In April 1891, the Minnesota Legislature appropriated $20,000 to erect two monuments at Gettysburg on behalf of veterans of the 1st Minnesota.Rice Thomas Spring 2006 Samuel Smith and the First Minnesota Monument at Gettysburg https://storage.googleapis.com/mnhs-org-support/mn_history_articles/60/v60i01p018-025.pdf Minnesota History 60 1 19–24 Minnesota Historical SocietyMoe Richard The Last Full Measure: The Life and Death of the First Minnesota Volunteers 2001 Minnesota Historical Society Press St. Paul 312 en The three commissioners appointed to design and oversee construction of the monuments were William Lochren, Christopher B. Heffelfinger (father of Pudge Heffelfinger), and Matthew Marvin, all of whom were veterans of the 1st Minnesota. The 1st Minnesota Infantry Monument was designed by Jacob Fjelde, a Norwegian American sculptor from Minneapolis and cast by the Henry Bonnard Bronze Company of New York.Shutter Marion Daniel https://archive.org/details/progressivemenof00shut/page/438/mode/2up Progressive Men of Minnesota 1897 The Minneapolis Journal Minneapolis 438 en The approximately-32 ft m on monument depicts a soldier of the 1st Minnesota armed with a musket and bayonet charging toward the Emmitsburg Road with his musket raised. The base of the monument is constructed out of granite from Barre, Vermont and is decorated with several bronze relief plaques detailing the service of the 1st Minnesota and their charge at Gettysburg. 1st Minnesota Infantry Monument, (sculpture). https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!11927~!0 April 23, 2026 Smithsonian Institution Research Information System SIRIS 1904 The front of the monument's base is adorned with the 1861–1983 Seal of Minnesota. The 1st Minnesota monument was erected on July 2, 1893, in time for the 30th anniversary of the battle but was not dedicated until July 2, 1897.Bruton J. Makali February 2, 2009 First Regiment Minnesota Volunteers Historical Marker https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=155303 April 23, 2026 The Historical Marker Database The Historical Marker Database 2024 The model chosen for the monument was Samuel Smith (born Christian Zimmerman), a German American veteran of the 1st Minnesota.July 4, 2009 Gettysburg Artwork Part 4 with Licensed Battlefield Guide Ed Guy https://www.gettysburgdaily.com/gettysburg-artwork-part-4-with-licensed-battlefield-guide-ed-guy/ April 23, 2026 Gettysburg Daily Gettysburg Daily 2009 Zimmerman had served as a substitute under the Enrollment Act for a man named Samuel Smith of Winona, Minnesota, enrolling under Smith's name instead of his own. Smith (Zimmerman) later served in the 2nd Minnesota Infantry Regiment and was mustered out of service in 1865. Smith's personal grave memorial is similar to that of the 1st Minnesota monument with some distinctions. Second monument thumb|Second monument to the 1st Minnesota at Cemetery Ridge near the Codroi farm The secondary monument to the 1st Minnesota was also erected in 1893.Swain Craig February 22, 2009 1st Regiment Minnesota Volunteers Historical Marker https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=16338 April 23, 2026 The Historical Marker Database The Historical Marker Database 2023 The second monument was built near the regiment's position during Pickett's Charge on July 3, 1863, roughly one quarter mile north of the main monument near the Codori farm. The second monument, also by Fjelde, is a smaller obelisk monument and features a bronze bas relief of the state seal with regimental service history and a depiction of the battle. 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