the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1861-1865
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Minnesota_Historical_Society
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Minnesota_state_flag
gptkbp:branch gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:casualties over 1,000
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_William_Colvill
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature and art
gptkbp:descendant historical societies
gptkbp:disbandment_date June 1865
gptkbp:educational_programs history education
gptkbp:engagement gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkbp:famous_landmark gptkb:Minnesota_State_Capitol
gptkbp:formation_date April 29, 1861
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Fort_Snelling
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Minnesota
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:historical_research Civil War studies
gptkbp:historical_significance first regiment from Minnesota to volunteer for service
gptkbp:honors gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:legacy commemorated in Minnesota history
gptkbp:motto “ The First Minnesota”
gptkbp:nickname “ The Fighting First”
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Bull_Run
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Vicksburg
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:preservation_efforts battlefield sites
gptkbp:recognition memorial events
gptkbp:recruitment Minnesota citizens
gptkbp:reformed 1864
gptkbp:reputation bravery and sacrifice
gptkbp:result gptkb:Colonel_John_B._Sanborn
gptkbp:reunion post-war gatherings
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:service_years volunteers
gptkbp:size gptkb:Regiment
gptkbp:state gptkb:Minnesota
gptkbp:unit_type gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:veterans survived the war
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fort_Snelling
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5