Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars, 1861-1865, Volume 1 (Google eBook)

State, 1890 - Dakota Indians

[I] Historical sketches and rosters of Minnesota organizations in the Civil and Indian Wars. List and short record of general officers appointed from Minnesota, and of other Minnesota officers who were brevetted as general officers. List and short record of officers appointed from Minnesota in the Volunteer Staff Corps. List of appointments in the United States army from Minnesota, 1861-1870. List of officers and enlisted men promoted from Minnesota Volunteers to be commissioned officers in United States colored troops. The Indian War of 1862-1864, and following campaigns in Minnesota, by C.E. Flandrau. Roster of citizen soldiers engaged in the Sioux Indian War of 1862, comp. by C.E. Flandrau -- II. Official reports and correspondence relating to the organization and services of Minnesota troops in the Civil and Indian Wars, 1861-1865.

Contents

• Narrative of also the First Battalion by Judge William Lochren of Minneapolis: 1
• Roster of the regiment 4966: 49
• Roster of the First Battalion 6678: 66
• THE SECOND REGIMENT: 79
• Roster of the regiment 123146: 123
• THE THIRD REGIMENT: 147
• Roster of the regiment 178197: 178
• THE FOURTH REGIMENT: 198
• Roster of the regiment 221242: 221
• THE FIFTH REGIMENT: 243
• Roster of the regiment 282299: 282
• THE SIXTH REGIMENT: 300
• Narrative of compiled under direction of the Commission from official records and infor: 347
• Roster of the regiment 370385: 370
• THE EIGHTH REGIMENT: 386
• Roster of the regiment 401415: 401
• THE NINTH REGIMENT: 416
• Roster of the regiment 439454: 439
• THE TENTH REGIMENT: 455
• Roster of the regiment 472487: 472
• THE ELEVENTH REGIMENT: 488
• FIRST COMPANY OF SHARPSHOOTERS: 507
• SECOND COMPANY OF SHARPSHOOTERS: 513
• FIRST REGIMENT OF MOUNTED RANGERS: 519
• Roster of the regiment 329346: 520
• Roster of the regiment 525542: 525
• NarratiTe of by Lient Martin Williams of Minneapolis who served with the regiment: 543
• Roster of the regiment 552571: 552
• BRACKETTS BATTALION OF CAVALRY: 572
• Boster of the battalion 585593: 581
• Narrative of by Major C W Nash of Minneapolis who served as quartermaster of: 594
• Roster of the battalion 602611: 601
• FIRST REGIMENT OF HEAVY ARTILLERY: 612
• FIRST BATTERY OF LIGHT ARTILLERY: 640
• SECOND BATTERY OF LIGHT ARTILLERY: 654
• THIRD BATTERY OF LIGHT ARTILLERY: 670
• Addendum to roster 681695: 681
• Practical observations that have occurred to the Commissioners in the progress of: 696
• List and short record of officers appointed from Minnesota in the Volunteer Staff Corps 715723: 715
• List furnished by the War Department of appointments in the United States Army from: 724

Popular passages

Page 436 - d and thunder'd; Storm'd at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well, Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of hell Rode the six hundred.‎

Page 161 - ... Knoxville without the power of helping himself or escaping ; the battle of Chattanooga would not have been fought. These are the negative advantages, if the term negative is applicable, which would probably have resulted from prompt movements after Corinth fell into the possession of the National forces. The positive results might have been : a bloodless advance to Atlanta, to Vicksburg, or to any other desired point south of Corinth in the interior of Mississippi CHAPTER XXVII.‎

Page 549 - ... companies of Brackett's Minnesota Battalion, Major Brackett commanding; about seventy scouts, and a prairie battery of two sections, commanded by Captain N. Pope. This formed the First Brigade. Ten companies of the Eighth Minnesota Infantry, under command of...‎

Page 315 - Marshall advanced at a double-quick, amid a shower of balls from the enemy, which, fortunately, did little damage to his command, and, after a few volleys, he led his men to a charge and cleared the ravine of the savages.‎

Page 550 - Jones' battery to the rear, and with the rear guard dispersed them. The Indians, seeing that the day would not be favorable for them, had commenced taking down their lodges and sending back their families. I swung the left of my line round to the right and closed on them, sending Pope with his guns and the Dakota, cavalry (two companies) forward. The artillery fire soon drove them out of their strong positions in the ravines, and Jones...‎

Page 395 - ... as far as the eye could see to the north and south of our track. Our weather report which stated " little likelihood of fog off Newfoundland,‎

Page 35 - Each of these badges was red for the first division, white for the second, and blue for the third.‎

Page 216 - No sooner had we taken such position than General Burbridge withdrew his brigade from the action. Under a direct fire from the fort in front, and a heavy cross-fire from a fort on our right, the regiment pressed forward up to and even on the enemy's works. In this position, contending for the possession of the rebel earthworks before us, the regiment remained for two hours, when it became dark, and I was ordered by Colonel Sanborn to withdraw the regiment.‎

Page 40 - I must gain five minutes time. Reinforcements were coming on the run, but I knew that before they could reach the threatened point, the Confederates, unless checked, would seize the position. I would have ordered '7 that regiment in if I had known that every man would be killed. It had to be done...‎

Page 169 - Ewing's suspicions, as follows: . " On the night of the 3d, a messenger was sent to Gen. Pemberton with information that an attempt to create a diversion would be made, to enable him to cut his way out, and that I hoped to attack the enemy about the 7th. " On the 5th, however, we learned the fall of Yicksburg; and therefore fell back to Jackson.'* 88 July 7.‎

Bibliographic information

• Title: Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars, 1861-1865, Volume 1; Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars, 1861-1865, Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars, 1861-1865; Book collection on microfilm relating to the North American Indian
• Contributor: Minnesota. Board of Commissioners on Publication of History of Minnesota in Civil and Indian Wars
• Publisher: State, 1890
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Jul 27, 2005