List of Minnesota units in the American Civil War
Minnesota provided a large number of units in the American Civil War proportionate to its small population of 172,023 in 1860, with some 26,717 state volunteers recorded, although a number of those are individuals who reenlisted in other units.[1][2]
Infantry units
- 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Minnesota Infantry Regiment
- 3rd Minnesota Infantry Regiment
- 4th Minnesota Infantry Regiment
- 5th Minnesota Infantry Regiment
- 6th Minnesota Infantry Regiment
- 7th Minnesota Infantry Regiment
- 8th Minnesota Infantry Regiment
- 9th Minnesota Infantry Regiment
- 10th Minnesota Infantry Regiment
- 11th Minnesota Infantry Regiment
- 1st Minnesota Infantry Battalion
- 1st Minnesota Sharpshooters Company
- 2nd Minnesota Sharpshooters Company
- 15th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment This regiment, composed predominantly of Norwegian-speaking immigrants, enlisted many Norwegian-Americans from Minnesota. Company K was organized in Freeborn County, Minnesota, with the bulk of its recruits from Minnesota.
Cavalry units
- 1st Minnesota Mounted Rangers
- 2nd Minnesota Cavalry Regiment
- Brackett's Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry
- Hatch's Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry
Artillery units
- 1st Minnesota Heavy Artillery Regiment
- 1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery
- 2nd Minnesota Light Artillery Battery
- 3rd Minnesota Light Artillery Battery
Militias
Many ad-hoc militia companies were raised for the defense of Minnesota after the Dakota War of 1862 began on August 18, 1862.
- Cullen Frontier Guard
- Renville Rangers
- 1st Battalion, Brown County Militia (Two companies)
- Faxon Rangers
- Hendrick's Citizen Battery of Light Artillery
- St. Paul Cullen Guard
- Unnamed Company of Mounted Men
- Lake Prairie Rangers
- Hastings Rangers
- Chisago County Rangers
- New Ulm Company
- Milford Company
- John Belm's Company
- Nicollet County Guards
- Buggert's Company, Brown County Militia
- St. Peter and Nicollet Guards
- St. Peter Frontier Guards
- Bierbauer's Mankato Riflemen
- LeSueur Tigers No. 1
- LeSueur Tigers No. 2
- Rice County Militia
- Calvin Potter's Mounted Men
- Wabasha County Rangers
- Hutchinson Home Guard
- The Frontier Avengers
- Independent Rangers of Carver County
- Winnebago City Guards
- Sterret's Mounted Men
- T.D Smith's Company of Citizens
- Northern Rangers
- Goodhue County Rangers
- Sibley Guards
- Sauk Center Volunteers
- The Eureka Squad
- Winona Rangers
- Red Wing Cavalry
- Scandinavian Guard
- Roscoe Mounted Militia
- Malmros Guards
- Stillwater Frontier Guards
- Fillmore County Volunteers
- Ramsey Picket Guards
- Marine Guards of Washington
- Blue Earth City Cavalry
- Mankato Home Guard
- Company C, Irregular State Militia
- Butternut Valley Guards
- Marysburgh Home Guard
- New Ulm Citizen Battery
See also
Further reading
- Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars, 1861–1865. St Paul, Minnesota: Pioneer Press. 1890.
References
- ^ "Military Affairs in Minnesota, 1861–65". The Union Army: A history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861–65. Madison, Wisconsin: Federal Publishing Company. 1908. p. 87. LCCN 08017537.
- ^ Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars, 1861-1865. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). Minnesota: Board of Commissioners on Publication of History of Minnesota in Civil and Indian Wars. 1890 – via Google Books.