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St. Paul Recorder
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
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Historical account of Minnesota's rapid response to Fort Sumter's fall in April 1861, mustering the First Regiment, its battles including Bull Run and Gettysburg, and overall war contribution of 25,052 men from a population of 172,123.
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PREPARED BY MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
On April 13, 1861, Fort Sumter
was fired upon. This was on a Saturday.
the News was quickly received in
frontier Minnesota. The next day many
people did not go to church but gathered
together to talk about the impending war.
On Monday President Lincoln issued a
call for 75,000 volunteers. Governor
Ramsey, then in Washington, offered a
regiment from Minnesota.
On April 28, Minnesota's immortal
First Regiment was mustered in. It left
early in June for Washington and the
fighting front. As the regiment made its
way eastward it was cheered in every
community. It was a source of inspiration
to the North that a state which was so new
and so small in population should be the
first to offer and recruit a regiment.
The men also received praise for their
marked physical fitness and spirit.
In July within three weeks
after arrival in the east the First
Regiment was in the battle of Bull Run
where 174 of its men were killed, wounded
or taken prisoners. The regiment took part
in many engagements until that day when
it was immortalized at Gettysburg.
In 1860 the census showed the
population of Minnesota as 172,123.
The state furnished to the Northern
armies a total of 25,052 men. One out of
every seven persons in Minnesota went to
war.
Of the twenty five thousand
men in service, about 2,500 were killed.
About double that number were wounded
and many came home to die.
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Minnesota
Event Date
April 13, 1861
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minnesota furnished 25,052 men to the northern armies; about 2,500 killed, double that number wounded, many came home to die; first regiment: 174 killed, wounded or taken prisoners at bull run.
Event Details
On April 13, 1861, Fort Sumter was fired upon. News reached Minnesota quickly; people gathered to discuss the impending war. President Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers; Governor Ramsey offered a regiment from Minnesota. On April 28, Minnesota's First Regiment was mustered in and left in early June for Washington. It was cheered along the way and praised for being from a new, small state, and for the men's fitness and spirit. In July, within three weeks of arrival, it fought at Bull Run. The regiment participated in many engagements until immortalized at Gettysburg. In 1860, Minnesota's population was 172,123; one out of every seven persons went to war.