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The 1st Minnesota was one of the last regiments to leave the battlefield and suffered one of the highest number of casualties of any northern regiment: 49 killed, 107 wounded and 34 missing. [4] During the 1st Minnesota Infantry's initiation to combat, it was noted for honourable conduct by Colonel Franklin.
Philo Hall was born in Wilton Township, Waseca County, Minnesota on December 31, 1865, the son of Mary E. (Greene) and Philo Hall, a Union Army veteran in the First Minnesota Infantry Regiment, Company G during the American Civil War [1] [2] [3] and direct descendant of Mayflower Compact signatory, John Alden.
His family moved to Saint Anthony Falls, Minnesota in 1857. [1] He enlisted in the 1st Minnesota Infantry, Company E, as a private on August 13, 1861. With this regiment, O'Brien saw combat in multiple engagements, including the Battle of Ball's Bluff , the Battle of Harpers Ferry , the Siege of Yorktown (1862) , the Battle of Malvern Hill ...
The logo of Find a Grave used from 1995 to 2018 [2] Find a Grave was created in 1995 by Salt Lake City, Utah, resident Jim Tipton to support his hobby of visiting the burial sites of famous celebrities. [3] Tipton classified his early childhood as being a nerdy kid who had somewhat of a fascination with graves and some love for learning HTML. [4]
The 1st Minnesota Infantry Battalion was mustered into service on April 29, 1864, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, and was originally formed by soldiers of the disbanded 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment who had reenlisted into U.S. service. These veterans formed two companies that became the nucleus of the 1st Minnesota Battalion.
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William J. Colvill Jr. (April 5, 1830 – June 12, 1905) was an American Union colonel in the American Civil War who led the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry in the Battle of Gettysburg. He was Minnesota Attorney General from 1866 to 1868 and he also served in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Marshall Sherman, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 3 July 1863, while serving with Company C, 1st Minnesota Infantry, in action at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, for capture of flag of 28th Virginia Infantry (Confederate States of America).