T
he 1st Minnesota was the first state volunteer regiment formally tendered to the Federal government under Abraham Lincoln's call for 75,000 troops in 1861, being offered on April 14 for three months service, Minnesota Governor Alexander Ramsey happening to be in Washington at the time. It was organized at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, on April 29 and subsequently remustered for three years service on May 10.
Timeline
From
29 Apr 1861
To
28 Apr 1864
Organization
First Minnesota Infantry Regiment
Organization: Sub-Organization
Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Second Army Corps
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