The Tenth Minnesota Volunteers 1862 1865

The Civil War experience of the 10th Minnesota Volunteer Regiment resembles that of few other regiments. On the day the 10th Minnesota first mustered at Fort Snelling in August 1862, the Sioux Indian War broke out in western Minnesota. Soldiers who signed up to fight the Confederacy instead found themselves marching to defend the frontier and spending a year fighting two campaigns against the Sioux. When the 10th finally deployed south to fight the Confederate Army, it engaged in a series of skirmishes in the West, including battles at Tupelo and Nashville, and suffered many casualties. This chronicle merges the individual experiences of Union soldiers, Native Americans, and Confederates to offer a compelling, panoramic portrait of the 10th Minnesota during the Sioux Uprising and the Civil War, revealing the unwavering resolve of this remarkable regiment.

This lavishly illustrated, richly detailed book presents for the first time a comprehensive picture of Minnesota's involvement in the Civil War.

A handsome and critical addition to the library of every historian, genealogist, and Civil War buff, this rare two-volume set is the official record of Minnesota's participation in the Civil and Dakota Wars. Published in two parts in the 1890s and written by the men who fought in battle, Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars contains regimental rosters (names lists with ages, muster dates, transfers, and remarks) as well as detailed narratives describing the wartime service of each regiment, battery, battalion, and brigade--their marches, campaigns, battles, surrenders, wounded lists, furloughs, reenlistments, and return to Minnesota. Letters, telegrams, and descriptions related to the development of the Dakota War, including dispatches written from the field, offer a personal face to this wartime history. Included for the first time is a 144-page index to all the regimental rosters, making this an invaluable research tool. Together, these volumes are the essential reference for Minnesota's troops and their campaigns.

Excerpt from History of the Fourth Regiment of Minnesota Infantry Volunteers During the Great Rebellion: 1861-1865 The statements made in this history were nearly all compiled from official reports, or memoranda made by reliable persons of good judgment. I have no excuses to make for my style of writing or ability to present a more erudite and felicitious production; have copied quite freely from the "War of the Rebellion," official records, published by the United States Government, and in my reference to the same use figures "v. 17, 2,186," which, as here used, mean Volume 17, Part 2, page 186, and where such figures occur they refer to those volumes. I wish to acknowledge my thanks to the following named persons who placed their daily diaries, kept during their service, at my disposal: Comrade George E. Sly of Company A, whose record I found very accurate and reliable; also, Lieut Thomas M. Young of the same company; Hon. Washington Muzzy of Company II; Capt. I. N. Morrill and Lieut. George Baird of Company K; Adjts. Wm. T. Kittredgo and W. W. Rich; Lieut. John G. Janicke of Company G; Capt. F. V. De Coster of Company D; Lieut. John H. Thurston of Company C, who aided in corrections to the roster and matters connected therewith; Col. R. S. Donaldson, for his aid and encouragement. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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