List of Minnesota Civil War units explained

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 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

References

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