List of Minnesota Civil War units

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

See also

• Lists of American Civil War Regiments by State

Further reading

• Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars, 1861–1865. St Paul, Minnesota: Pioneer Press. 1890.

References

1. "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.
2. 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.