1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment

1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment battle flag.jpg Regimental Banner of the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Inspired by the former flag of Minnesota) April 29, 1861, to April 2, 1864 (July 15, 1865 as 1st Minnesota Infantry Battalion) United States 1863 United States Union Infantry M1861 Springfield .58 Rifle-musket M1842 Springfield .69 Smoothbore M1842 Springfield .69 Rifle-musket -M1855 Springfield .58 Rifle-musket Sharps Rifle (Company L only) American Civil War First Battle of Bull Run (1861) Battle of Ball's Bluff (1861) Siege of Yorktown (1862) (Not Engaged) (1862) Battle of Seven Pines (1862) Battle of Savage's Station (1862) Battle of Malvern Hill (In Reserve) (1862) Second Battle of Bull Run (Rearguard) (1862) Battle of Antietam (1862) Battle of Fredericksburg (In Reserve) (1863) Second Battle of Fredericksburg (1863) Battle of Gettysburg (1863) Battle of Bristoe Station (1863) Battle of Mine Run (1863) Colonel Willis A. Gorman Colonel Napoleon J.T. Dana Colonel Alfred Sully Colonel George N. Morgan Colonel William J. ColvillMinnesota U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 N/A 2nd Minnesota Infantry Regiment The 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment was a Union infantry regimentAPPENDIX 1. 2019-04-01 The Seventh West Virginia Infantry 253–253 https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvf3w4p2.16 2025-12-25 University Press of Kansas. that was active during the American Civil War and participated in the battles of First Bull Run, Antietam, and Gettysburg.Moe Richard The Last Full Measure: The Life and Death of the First Minnesota Volunteers Minnesota Historical Society Press 1993 978-0-87351-406-4 St. Paul, MN 63 An urn, mounted within the Minnesota section of the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg includes, "All time is the millenium of their glory."The Battle of Gettysburg-1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment https://gettysburg.stonesentinels.com/union-monuments/minnesota/1st-minnesota/ Stone Sentinels 9 July 2026 History Organization and early service On April 14, 1861, Alexander Ramsey,Soifer Alexander Ramsey Theory Before Ramsey, Prehistory and Early History: An Essay in 13 Parts 2011 Ramsey Theory 1–26 10.1007/978-0-8176-8092-3_1 Boston, MA Birkhäuser Boston 978-0-8176-8091-6 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.latest, St. Cloud Democrat, April 18, 1861, p.3 Image 3, Library of Congress, 2023, 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.Battle Unit Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) https://www.nps.gov/subjects/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm 2026-01-15 www.nps.gov en 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.Smith Hampton First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment MNopedia https://www.mnhs.org/mnopedia/search/index/group/first-minnesota-volunteer-infantry-regiment 2026-02-10 www.mnhs.org en Josias R. King of the St. Paul Pioneer Guard, is often credited as the first northern volunteer to answer Lincoln's call for troops.King, Josias R. (1832–1916), MNopedia, Brian Leehan, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, Minnesota Company Earliest Moniker Primary Location of Recruitment Earliest Captain A Pioneer Guard St. Paul Alexander Wilkin B Stillwater Guard Stillwater Carlyle A. Bromley C St. Paul Volunteers St. Paul William Henry Acker D Lincoln Guards Minneapolis Henry R. Putnam E St. Anthony Zouaves St. Anthony George N. Morgan F Red Wing Volunteersor Goodhue County Volunteers Red Wing William J. Colvill, Jr. G Faribault Guards Faribault William H. Dike H Dakota County Volunteers Hastings Charles Powell Adams I Wabasha Volunteers Wabasha John H. Pell K Winona Volunteers Winona Henry C. Lester L Sharpshooters(Company A, 2nd United States Sharpshooters) Rice & Steele Counties William Russell packed - File:William Colvill.jpg Colonel Colvill when he was a captain - File:MHS 1st Minnesota Insignia.jpg Plain brass First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry badge worn on the kepi. It was worn by Sergeant Chesley Billings Tirrell of Company C. The officer's version was nickel-plated. The trefoil was the Corps emblem of the II Corps that the 1st Minn. was attached to. (Minnesota Historical Society) - File:1st_Minn_Gbg.JPG Monument to the 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment at Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, located on Cemetery Ridge, off South Hancock Avenue First Bull Run 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.Bull Runnings http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/44a-col-willis-a-gorman/ Report of Col. Willis A. Gorman, First Minnesota Infantry; O.R.–SERIES I–VOLUME 51 Part 1 [S# 107] 20–23 2011-09-26 2008-09-25Smith Hampton First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment MNopedia https://www.mnhs.org/mnopedia/search/index/group/first-minnesota-volunteer-infantry-regiment 2026-02-11 www.mnhs.org en 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.Franklin Col. William B. Report of Col. William B. Franklin, Twelfth U. S. Infantry, Commanding First Brigade, Third Division. Civil War Reference http://www.civilwarreference.com/reports/detail.php?reportID=104 2012-09-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20160312053219/http://civilwarreference.com/reports/detail.php?reportid=104 2016-03-12 Antietam During General John Sedgwick's ill-fated assault on the West Woods,Antietam on the Web http://antietam.aotw.org/tablet.php?tablet_id=370 Gorman's Brigade, Sedgwick's Division 2012-08-04 the regiment suffered significant casualties (1 officer killed, 3 officers wounded, 15 enlisted killed, 79 enlisted wounded, 24 enlisted missing, for a total of 122 casualties [28%] of 435 engaged)Antietam on the Web http://antietam.aotw.org/exhibit.php?exhibit_id=286 Col Alfred Sully's Official Report 2012-08-04 as Union forces were routed on that part of the field. The brigade commander noted, "The First Minnesota Regiment fired with so much coolness and accuracy that they brought down [three times one] of the enemy's flags, and finally cut the flag-staff in two."Gorman Brigadier General Willis A Report of Brig. Gen. Willis A. Gorman, U.S. Army, Commanding First Brigade, of the Battle of Antietam SEPTEMBER 3–20, 1862.—The Maryland Campaign. O.R.—SERIES I—VOLUME XIX/1 [S# 27] http://www.civilwarhome.com/gormanantietam.htm 27 September 2012 Civil War Home Gettysburg July 2 thumb|left|275px|1st Minnesota Infantry Monument at Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, located on Cemetery Ridge, off South Hancock Avenue. One of the regiment's most famous actions occurred during the second day of fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg. On that day, Major General Winfield Scott Hancock ordered the regiment, composed of roughly 250 men, to charge into Cadmus M. Wilcox's Alabama Brigade, part of Richard H. Anderson's Division, Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. Although the regiment was outnumbered by a ratio of at least 5 to 1,McIntire Tracey 2023-07-03 "Not a man wavered"--The 1st Minnesota at Gettysburg https://www.civilwarmed.org/1st-minnesota-at-gettysburg/ 2026-01-15 National Museum of Civil War Medicine charging was Hancock's only opportunity to buy time for Union reinforcements to arrive. One survivor stated afterward that he expected the advance to result in "death or wounds to us all."Dedicatory Address, First Minnesota Monument Lochren Lieutenant William Gettysburg National Military Park July 2, 1897 Cited in Colvill Commission https://archive.org/details/04090632.3107.emory.edu History of the First Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1864 Easton & Masterman 1916 Stillwater, MN 344 Every man realized in an instant what that order meant. Death or wounds to us all—the sacrifice of the regiment to gain a few minutes and save the position and probably the battlefield, and every man saw and accepted the necessity for that sacrifice, and responding to Colvill's rapid orders the regiment in perfect line, with arms at right shoulder shift was in a moment down that slope directly upon the enemy's center.Army Chris Charge of the 1st Minnesota https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/charge-1st-minnesota 2026-01-15 Hallowed Ground en During the charge, 215215)(82.1%) and asserted that "[every one of the] 215 [missing men] lay upon the field."Colville Commission History of the First Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1864 1916 https://archive.org/details/04090632.3107.emory.edu Easton & Masterman Stillwater, MN 345 Conducting an enumeration by individual names in 1982, Robert W. Meinhard of Winona State University accounted for only 179 (68.3%) casualties for the single day of July 2, 1863.Maciejewski Jeffrey Buying Time America's Civil War July 2011 50Meinhard Robert W. Letter to Tom Harrison, Chief Historian, Gettysburg National Military Park 20 May 1982 cited in Moe Richard The Last Full Measure: The Life and Death of the First Minnesota Volunteers 1993 Minnesota Historical Society Press St. Paul, MN 978-0-87351-406-4 275 Whether Meinhard's and Lochren's conclusions are based upon the same records is unknown; accounting for the disputed 36 (=215-179) men remains unresolved. "nb" of the 262 who made the charge became casualties within five minutes (47 killed, 121 wounded, 47 missing).1st Minnesota Casualties, The Goodhue Volunteer, July 22, 1863, p.3, Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub, 2023, Minnesota Historical Society, 345 Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul, Mn Army Chris Charge of the 1st Minnesota https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/charge-1st-minnesota 2026-01-15 Hallowed Ground en That included the unit commander, Col. William Colvill, and all but three of his captains.October 4, 2022 Chris Army Hallowed Ground Charge of the 1st Minnesota https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/charge-1st-minnesota 2026-02-10 en All field commanders died in the assault. This action blunted the Confederate attack and helped preserve the Union's position on Cemetery Ridge at the end of the second day of the battle. thumb|Gettysburg Battlefield 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment Monument. thumb|The bayonet charge by the 1st Minnesota regiment against a Confederate brigade on July 2, 1863 The 1st Minnesota's flag lost five flag bearers, each man dropping his weapon to carry it on. The 47 survivors rallied back to General Hancock under the command of their senior surviving officer, Captain Nathan S. Messick. The 1st Minnesota's 82% casualty rate stands as the second-largest loss by any surviving U.S. military unit in a single day's engagement.Rotunda at State of Minnesota https://fmd-inquiry.state.mn.us/booking/rooms/capitol-rotunda 2025-01-08 fmd-inquiry.state.mn.us In his official report, Confederate Brigadier General Cadmus M. Wilcox perceived the inequality of the fight differently (bold emphasis likely refers to the First Minnesota):This stronghold of the enemy [i.e., Cemetery Ridge], together with his batteries, were almost won, when still another line of infantry descended the slope in our front at a double-quick, to the support of their fleeing comrades and for the defense of the batteries. Seeing this contest so unequal, I dispatched my adjutant-general to the division commander, to ask that support be sent to my men, but no support came. Three several times did this last of the enemy's lines attempt to drive my men back, and were as often repulsed. This struggle at the foot of the hill on which were the enemy's batteries, though so unequal, was continued for some thirty minutes. With a second supporting line, the heights could have been carried. Without support on either my right or left, my men were withdrawn, to prevent their entire destruction or capture. The enemy did not pursue, but my men retired under a heavy artillery fire, and returned to their original position in line, and bivouacked for the night, pickets being left on the pike.Wilcox Cadmus M. Official Report, The Gettysburg Campaign http://www.civilwarhome.com/wilcoxgettysburgor.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20120502050047/http://www.civilwarhome.com/wilcoxgettysburgor.htm 2012-05-02 usurped Civil War Home 25 August 2012 July 3 thumb|28th Virginia Colors taken by St. Paulite. Private Marshall Sherman of Company C. thumb|right|200px|July 3 Monument to the 1st Minn. Reg., the Codori farmstead behind After sustaining heavy losses from the previous day's fighting, the remaining men of the 1st Minnesota were reinforced by detached Companies C and F. The reunited regiment was moved slightly north of the previous day's fight to one of the few places where Union lines were breached during Pickett's Charge. They again had to charge into advancing Confederate troops with more losses. Capt. Messick was killed and Capt. W. B. Farrell was mortally wounded, and Capt. Henry C. Coates had to take command. During this charge, Private Marshall Sherman of Company C captured the colors of the 28th Virginia Infantryresearch file (MOLLUS at Gettysburg Discussion Group website) and received the Medal of Honor for this exploit. The Confederate flag was taken back to Minnesota as a war trophy, where it remains.Resnick Brian 2013-06-28 150 Years After Gettysburg, Virginia and Minnesota Fight Over Confederate Flag https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/06/150-years-after-gettysburg-virginia-and-minnesota-fight-over-confederate-flag/313796/ 2024-07-03 The Atlantic en After being knocked out by a bullet to the head and later shot in the hand, Corporal Henry D. O'Brien repeatedly picked up the fallen colors of the 1st Minnesota and carried a wounded soldier back to the Union lines.Jones 1895 310-311 He was also awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions.Henry D O'Brien U.S. Civil War U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipient https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/henry-d-obrien 2025-12-08 Congressional Medal of Honor Society en Later service The 1st Minnesota continued to serve in the Army of the Potomac. In 1863, it participated in the Bristoe and Mine Run campaigns. The 1st Minnesota mustered at Fort Snelling on April 29, 1864. Many soldiers continued service as the 1st Minnesota Infantry Battalion and went on to fight in the Appomattox Campaign. On May 23–24, 1865, the 1st Minnesota Battalion marched in the Grand Review of the Armies in Washington, D.C. In July 1865, the 1st Minnesota Battalion moved to Louisville, Kentucky for duty. It was mustered out of service upon completion of its enlistment on July 15, 1865.First Minnesota Infantry Regiment Postwar thumb|Sergeant George F. Mortimer, who was born at Fort Snelling, served as a corporal in Companies A and C in the 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. thumb|Brigadier General William J. Colvill at a reunion at Fort Snelling. Postwar, both General Hancock and U.S. President Calvin Coolidge praised the actions of the 1st Minnesota. Gen. Hancock, who witnessed the action firsthand, placed its heroism highest in the annals of war:Tucker Glenn https://archive.org/details/hancockthesuperb010775mbp Hancock the Superb The Bobbs-Merrill Co., Inc. 1960 New York 145 No soldiers on any field, in this or any other country, ever displayed grander heroism. "No soldiers on any field, in this or any other country ever displayed grander heroism." Gen. Hancock ascribed unsurpassed gallantry to the famed assault stating: "There is no more gallant deed recorded in history."Folwell William Watts A History of Minnesota, Vol II Minnesota Historical Society 1961 St. Paul, MN 311 There is no more gallant a deed recorded in history. Emphasizing the critical nature of the circumstances on July 2 at Gettysburg, President Coolidge considered: "Colonel Colvill and those eight companies of the First Minnesota are entitled to rank as the saviors of their country."Calvin Coolidge The American Presidency Project Address Dedicating a Memorial to Col. William Colvill, Cannon Falls, Minn. July 4, 1928 http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=461 2012-09-10 Minnesota has two monuments at the Gettysburg National Military Park, including the 1st Minnesota Infantry Monument. One of the monuments bears the inscription: On the afternoon of July 2, 1863 Sickles' Third Corps, having advanced from this line to the Emmitsburg Road, eight companies of the First Minnesota Regiment, numbering 262 men were sent to this place to support a battery upon Sickles repulse. As his men were passing here in confused retreat, two Confederate brigades in pursuit were crossing the swale. To gain time to bring up the reserves & save this position, Gen Hancock in person ordered the eight companies to charge the rapidly advancing enemy. The order was instantly repeated by Col. William Colvill. And the charge was instantly made down the slope at full speed through the concentrated fire of the two brigades breaking with the bayonet the enemy's front line as it was crossing the small brook in the low ground there the remnant of the eight companies, nearly surrounded by the enemy held its entire force at bay for a considerable time & till it retired on the approach of the reserve the charge successfully accomplished its object. It saved this position & probably the battlefield. The loss of the eight companies in the charge was 215 killed and wounded, more than 83% percent. 47 men were still in line & no man missing. In self-sacrificing desperate valor this charge has no parallel in any war. Among the severely wounded were Col. Wm Colvill, Lt Col. Chas P Adams & Maj. Mark W. Downie. Among the killed Capt. Joseph Periam, Capt. Louis Muller & Lt Waldo Farrar. The next day the regiment participated in repelling Pickett's charge losing 17 more men killed & wounded.http://www.dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0007018.htm DCMemorials.com 2007-07-07 2016-09-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20160927100532/http://www.dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0007018.htm Commanders Colonel Willis A. Gorman: April 29, 1861–October 1, 1861. Colonel Napoleon J. T. Dana: October 2, 1861–February 3, 1862. Colonel Alfred Sully: February 3, 1862–September 26, 1862. Colonel George N. Morgan: September 26, 1862–May 5, 1863 (resigned). Colonel William J. Colvill: May 5, 1863–May 4, 1864. Captain Henry C. Coates (acting commander): July 2, 1863–October, 1863. Coates was temporarily in command of the regiment due to much of the staff officers, including Colonel Colvill, Lt. Colonel Charles Powell Adams, Major Mark W. Downie, and Adjutant John Peller all being wounded during their charge during the second day at Gettysburg. Coates commanded the regiment for a total of 3 months after Gettysburg. Coates mustered out with the rest of the regiment on May 4, 1864.2025-08-07 Beyond the Charge: Captain H.C. Coates and the 1st Minnesota After Gettysburg https://www.researcharsenal.com/1st-minnesota/ 2026-03-02 Research Arsenal Research Arsenal 2025 Notable people Samuel Bloomer - Originally assigned to Company B, Bloomer became the regiment's Colour sergeant. Bloomer's leg was shot during the Battle of Antietam while carrying the flag and later had to be amputated. After the war Bloomer became heavily involved in the Grand Army of the Republic. Henry D. O'Brien - Served in Company E of the 1st Minnesota. O'Brien was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Gettysburg. Josias R. King - Often credited as being the first to volunteer for the Union Army in the country. Marshall Sherman - Was credited with capturing the 28th Virginia battle flag during the Battle of Gettysburg. Charles Powell Adams - Adams was originally the Captain of Company H when the regiment was mustered in 1861. Adams was later promoted to the rank of Major on September 26, 1862 following the Battle of Antietam. After being wounded at Gettysburg, Adams was reassigned to command Hatch's Minnesota Cavalry Battalion. Stephen Miller - Originally served as the regiment's Lieutenant Colonel before being promoted to command the 7th Minnesota Infantry Regiment. Minor T. Thomas - Served in Company B as a 2nd Lieutenant before being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and being reassigned to the 4th Minnesota Infantry Regiment. Minor later commanded the 8th Minnesota Infantry Regiment and was eventually promoted to the rank of Brigadier General and commanded the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, XXIII Corps. Al Sieber - A German American immigrant, volunteered for service with the 1st Minnesota and was assigned to Company B. Sieber later served in the 6th Cavalry Regiment during the Apache Wars and commanded and trained the Apache Scouts. Edward Duffield Neill - Served in the 1st Minnesota Volunteers as the regimental chaplain from 1861 to 1862 and as a hospital chaplain from 1862 to 1863. Casualties thumb|right|First Minnesota Civil War drum, 1861 The 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment suffered the loss of 10 officers and 177 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 2 officers and 97 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 286 fatalities and 609 wounded. Continued lineage The 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division (Minnesota Army National Guard) trace their roots back to the 1st Minnesota Volunteers.First Minnesota https://www.nationalguard.mil/Resources/Image-Gallery/Historical-Paintings/Heritage-Series/First-Minnesota/ https://web.archive.org/web/20251114002258/https://www.nationalguard.mil/Resources/Image-Gallery/Historical-Paintings/Heritage-Series/First-Minnesota/ 2025-11-14 2026-02-10 www.nationalguard.mil en-US See also List of Minnesota Civil War Units 28th Virginia Colors References Footnotes nb Citations 30em Sources 60em C. C. Andrews Christopher Columbus Andrews Printed for the state by the Pioneer Press Co St. Paul, Minn Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars 1861–1865 1891 7088819M none Jones J.W. The Story of American Heroism: Thrilling Narratives of Personal Adventures During the Great Civil War, as Told by the Medal Winners and Roll of Honor Men 1895 The Werner Company 310-311 https://books.google.com/books?id=F80TAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA310 December 13, 2025 Further reading Imholte, John Q., The First Volunteers: History of the first Minnesota Volunteer Regiment, 1861-1865. Minneapolis: Ross & Haines, 1963. Out of print. Jorgenson, Wayne D., Every Man Did His Duty, Pictures and Stories of the Men of the First Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN., Tesora Books, 2012, {ISBN 978-1-934690-56-7} Moe, Richard, The Last Full Measure: The Life and Death of the First Minnesota Volunteers. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1993, 978-0-87351-406-4. External links Roster of the First Minnesota Poem: The Charge of the First Minnesota Lieutenant William Lochren's account of the First Minnesota at Gettysburg, read January 14, 1890. Leehan, Brian. Pale Horse at Plum Run: The First Minnesota at Gettysburg 1st Minnesota Regiment Monument at Gettysburg https://web.archive.org/web/20160927100532/http://www.dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0007018.htm 2016-09-27 National Guard Heritage Series Painting of the First Minnesota at Gettysburg. Manuscript collections about the First Minnesota are available for research use at the Minnesota Historical Society First Minnesota, Co D ~ Lincoln Guards living history organization https://archive.today/20130204060559/http://thisweekinthecivilwar.com/?p=352/ Photo of the Day: 1st Minnesota Monument at Gettysburg el https://archive.today/20130204103716/http://thisweekinthecivilwar.com/?p=337/ From the Journal of Sgt. Sam Bloomer, 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry April 29 - May 3, 1861 el https://archive.today/20130204114638/http://thisweekinthecivilwar.com/?p=801/ From the Journal of Sgt. Sam Bloomer, 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Company B, Dec. 24, 1861-Jan. 9, 1862 el The bridge that saved an Army: Grapevine Bridge and the Battle of Fair Oaks The First Minnesota in MNopedia Minnesota Historical Society resources on Minnesota and the Civil War 04090632.3107.emory.edu History of the First Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1864: with maps and illustrations (1916) Hush - What Was the Civil War Really About - A documentary about the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry and the Civil War Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Minnesota Category:1861 establishments in Minnesota Category:Military units and formations established in 1861 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1864