1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment
GPTKB entity
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Military unit
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| gptkbp:activeYears |
1861-1865
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| gptkbp:casualties |
Approximately 1,000
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| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Colonel_William_Colvill
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| gptkbp:commissioningDate |
April 29, 1861
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:decommissioningDate |
June 1865
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| gptkbp:descendant |
1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Reenactors)
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| gptkbp:electronic_warfare |
Blue and gold
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| gptkbp:engagements |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
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| gptkbp:finalScore |
300 men
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| gptkbp:firstAwarded |
1,000 men
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| gptkbp:garrison |
gptkb:Fort_Snelling
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862
Battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861 Battle of Chattanooga, November 23-25, 1863 Battle of Fredericksburg, December 11-15, 1862 Battle of Gettysburg, July 2, 1863 Battle of Vicksburg, May 18 – July 4, 1863 Surrender of Lee, April 9, 1865 Appomattox_Campaign,_March_1865_–_April_1865 Battle_of_Petersburg,_June_1864_–_April_1865 Battle_of_the_Wilderness,_May_5-7,_1864 Grand_Review_of_the_Armies,_May_23,_1865 |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
First regiment to respond to President Lincoln's call for troops
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Memorials_in_Minnesota
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| gptkbp:militaryRank |
3 years
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| gptkbp:motto |
“The_First_Minnesota”
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| gptkbp:navalFleet |
Regimental flag
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| gptkbp:nickname |
The First Minnesota
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| gptkbp:notableBattle |
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
Battle of Antietam Battle of Bull Run Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Vicksburg |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Union_Army
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| gptkbp:recruitment |
gptkb:Minnesota
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| gptkbp:size |
Approximately 1,000 soldiers
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| gptkbp:state |
gptkb:Minnesota
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| gptkbp:unitAwards |
Infantry
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