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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:active_years
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1861-1865
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Minnesota_Historical_Society
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gptkbp:battle
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gptkb:Minnesota_state_flag
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gptkbp:branch
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gptkb:infantry
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gptkbp:casualties
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Over 200
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_William_Colvill
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1865
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gptkbp:engagement
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gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville
gptkb:Battle_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Chattanooga
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Fort_Snelling
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gptkbp:historical_documentation
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Commemorative events held annually
Battle reports submitted to War Department
Books written about the regiment's history
Documentary films produced about the Civil War
Letters and diaries archived
Memorials erected in honor of fallen soldiers
Official records in National Archives
Photographs of soldiers preserved
Regimental history published in 1887
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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First Minnesota regiment to engage in battle
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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2nd Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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gptkbp:legacy
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Memorials in Minnesota
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gptkbp:motto
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“ The Brave and the Bold”
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Second Minnesota
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:General_John_B._Sanborn
gptkb:Colonel_William_Colvill
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_A._Mc_Kinney
gptkb:Captain_John_W._Mc_Cauley
gptkb:Major_John_A._Mc_Kinney
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Union_Army
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gptkbp:recruitment
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Volunteer soldiers
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gptkbp:reunion
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Annual reunions held post-war
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gptkbp:service_history
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Participated in over 30 battles
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gptkbp:size
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gptkb:Regiment
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gptkbp:state
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gptkb:Minnesota
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gptkbp:strength
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1000 soldiers
300 soldiers
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_2nd_Minnesota_Monument
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Ridgely
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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