List of Minnesota Civil War units

Minnesota Units In the Civil War

Minnesota provided a large number of units in the American Civil War proportionate to its small population of approximately 170,000 in 1861-1865, with some 26,717 state volunteers being recorded, although a number of those are individuals who reenlisted in other units.

Infantry units

• 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 2nd Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 3rd Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 4th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 5th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 6th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 7th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 8th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 9th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 10th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 11th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Battalion
• 1st Company of Minnesota Sharpshooters
• 2nd Company of Minnesota Sharpshooters

Cavalry units

• 1st Minnesota Volunteer Cavalry Regiment - The "Mounted Rangers"
• 2nd Minnesota Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
• Brackett's Battalion, Minnesota Volunteer Cavalry
• Hatch's Battalion, Minnesota Volunteer 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

References

• Andrews, C. C., ed. (1891). Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars 1861-1865. St. Paul, Minn: Printed for the state by the Pioneer Press Co.