A Union Army camp during the Civil War
A Union Army camp during the Civil WarLibrary of Congress · LC-DIG-cwpb-02637
The Civil War, 1861 to 1865

Minnesota in the Civil War

Minnesota was raised entirely for the Union. Of the 19 regiments recorded in Minnesota, 19 served the United States, and none the Confederacy.

19
Regiments raised
30,917
Men in the records
19
Union
0
Pinned to a town

Civil War regiments were raised locally: each was recruited from the eligible men of one or more nearby counties, organized at a rendezvous camp, and sent to the front. In Minnesota, 0 of the 19 regiments below are pinned to the specific town where they formed; the rest are recorded honestly at the state level. The largest single unit raised in Minnesota was the 1 Minnesota Infantry, with 3,277 men in the records.

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Union regiments raised in Minnesota

19 recorded, largest first. Raising town shown where documented.

  • 1 Minnesota Infantry · Raised in Minnesota · 3,277 menFought at: First Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Fredericksburg
  • 2 Minnesota Infantry · Raised in Minnesota · 2,607 men
  • 1 Minnesota Heavy Art'y. · Raised in Minnesota · 2,601 men
  • 4 Minnesota Infantry · Raised in Minnesota · 2,560 men
  • 3 Minnesota Infantry · Raised in Minnesota · 1,927 men
  • 2 Minnesota Cavalry · Raised in Minnesota · 1,909 men
  • 6 Minnesota Infantry · Raised in Minnesota · 1,737 men
  • 10 Minnesota Infantry · Raised in Minnesota · 1,729 men
  • 9 Minnesota Infantry · Raised in Minnesota · 1,661 men
  • 5 Minnesota Infantry · Raised in Minnesota · 1,621 men
  • 1 Minn. Cav. (Mtd. Rangers) · Raised in Minnesota · 1,611 men
  • 7 Minnesota Inf. · Raised in Minnesota · 1,585 men
  • 8 Minnesota Infantry · Raised in Minnesota · 1,421 men
  • 11 Minnesota Infantry · Raised in Minnesota · 1,254 men
  • Hatch's Indpt. Batt'n, Minn. Cav. · Raised in Minnesota · 1,220 men
  • Brackett's Batt'n. Minn. Cav. · Raised in Minnesota · 986 men
  • 1 Indpt. Batt'y. Minnesota Light Art'y. · Raised in Minnesota · 406 men
  • 2 Indpt. Batt'y, Minnesota Light Art'y. · Raised in Minnesota · 405 men
  • 3 Indpt. Batt'y, Minnesota Light Artillery · Raised in Minnesota · 400 men

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