Minnesota in the Civil War

Minnesota - Union
== Population and Demographics ==
== Antebellum Minnesota == 
== Conflict ==
DYER 765
DATE	NATURE LOCATION	TROOPS ENGAGED
1862.		
Aug. 18	Action, Redwood	MINNESOTA--5th Infantry (Co. "B"). Massacre by Indians. Union loss, 23 killed, 4 wounded. Total, 27.
Aug. 20-22	Action, Fort Ridgely	MINNESOTA--5th (Cos. "B" and "C") and 10th (Co. "I") Infantry, Renville Rangers. Union loss, 3 killed, 13 wounded. Total, 16.
Aug. 25-26	Action, New Ulm	MINNESOTA--10th Infantry (Co. "I"). Union loss, 10 killed, 50 wounded. Total, 60.
Sept. 2	Action, Birch Coolie	MINNESOTA--6th Infantry (Co. "A").
Sept. 2-3	Action, Birch Coolie	MINNESOTA--6th, 7th, 9th and 10th Infantry. Indian fight.
Sept. 4	Action, Hutchinson	MINNESOTA--9th Infantry.
Sept. 10	Action, Sauk Centre	MINNESOTA--9th Infantry.
Sept. 23	Action, Wood Lake, Yellow Medicine	MINNESOTA--3d, 6th, 7th and 10th (Co. "I") Infantry, Renville Home Guard. Union loss, 3 killed.
Dec. 4	Affair, Mankato	Attack by Citizens on Indian prisoners.
1863.		
April 16	Skirmish, Medalia, South Branch Watonwan	MINNESOTA--7th Infantry (Detachment of 18 Soldiers). Union loss, 4 killed, 2 wounded. Total, 6.
1864.		
May 16	Affair, Spirit Lake	Indian attack.
1865.		
May 2	Affair, Blue Earth Run	
May 8	Skirmish, Coteau	Indian Scouts.
 
 
 1861
 
 
 1862
THE DAKOTA WAR OF 1862
* September 2, 1862 - Action at Acton Township, Minnesota 
 
 
 1863
 
 
 1864
 
 
 1865
== Units from Minnesota ==
 
 
 Artillery
* 1st Minnesota Heavy Artillery	
* 1st Minnesota (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
* 2nd Minnesota (Independent) Light Artillery Battery	
* 3rd Minnesota (Independent) Light Artillery Battery
 
 
 Cavalry
* 1st Minnesota Cavalry (Mounted Rangers)	
* 2nd Minnesota Cavalry
* Brackett's Cavalry Battalion
* Hatch's (Independent) Cavalry Battalion
 
 
 Infantry
* 1st Minnesota Infantry	
* 2nd Minnesota Infantry
* 3rd Minnesota Infantry
* 4th Minnesota Infantry
* 5th Minnesota Infantry	
* 6th Minnesota Infantry
* 7th Minnesota Infantry	
* 8th Minnesota Infantry
* 9th Minnesota Infantry	
* 10th Minnesota Infantry
* 11th Minnesota Infantry
SHARPSHOOTERS
* 1st Minnesota Sharpshooter Company	
* 2nd Minnesota Sharpshooter Company
== Casualties from Minnesota == 
== Recordkeeping in Minnesota ==
=== Army Official Records Series ===
Over 4 volumes of the The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies series feature information regarding the state of Minnesota. Note that this series only covers commander communications and army operations within Minnesota in a specific time frame, and does not account for other individuals or units in other theaters of the conflict. This table lists all 4 volumes featuring Minnesota, plus supplementary volumes, and a summary of information available in that volume. 
Minnesota in the Army Official Records Series
Volume(s) / Serial 	Dates Covered 	Notes about this volume
XIII (Serial #19) 	April 10, 1862 – November 20, 1862	Chapter XXV - Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, the Indian Territory, and the Department of the Northwest
XXXIV (Serials #61, #62, #63, and #64)	January 1, 1864 – June 30, 1864 	Chapter XLVI - Operations in Louisiana and the Trans-Mississippi States and Territories
XLI (Serials #83, #84, #85, and #86) 	July 1, 1864 – December 31, 1864 	Chapter LIII - Operations in Louisiana and the Trans-Mississippi States and Territories
XLVIII (Serials #101 and #102) 	January 1, 1865 – June 30, 1865 	Chapter LX - Operations in Louisiana and the Trans-Mississippi States and Territories
LI (Serials #106 and #107) 
LII (Serials #108 and #109) 
LIII (Serial #110)	January 1, 1861 – June 30, 1865 	
* These volumes are supplementary compilation volumes published with documentation found or received too late for insertion into many of the previous volumes
* Although Minnesota is not featured prominently in these volumes, it is likely that many of these correspondences occurred there
== Notes ==
== Sources ==
* (Pages 1293-1301)