1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment
The 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment was a Union infantry regiment active during the American Civil War. The 1st Minnesota participated in the battles of First Bull Run, Antietam and the Battle of Gettysburg. The regiment's most famous action occurred on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg when Major General Winfield Scott Hancock ordered the 1st Minnesota to charge into a brigade of 1200 Confederate soldiers. This action blunted the Confederate attack and helped preserve the Union's precarious position on Cemetery Ridge.
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The regimental battle flag of the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment consists of one layer of blue silk with a gold fringe border and the Minnesota State Seal painted in the center with the Minnesota State Motto over it in gold pigment. Beneath the seal is a painted red ribbon reading "FIRST MINNESOTA VOLUNTEERS." Two gold shields list the battles fought by the 1st Minnesota prior to April of 1863 when the flag was presented to the regiment by Governor Alexander Ramsey during his visit to the field. | |
Active | April 29, 1861, to July 15, 1865 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Infantry |
Equipment | M1861 Springfield .58 Rifle-musket M1842 Springfield .69 Smoothbore M1842 Springfield .69 Rifle-musket Sharps .52 Rifle |
Engagements | American Civil War
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Notable commanders | Colonel Willis A. Gorman Colonel Napoleon J.T. Dana Colonel Alfred Sully Colonel George N. Morgan Colonel William J. Colvill |
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