MN AHGP Archives-Dakota Co. Civil War Record--1st MN

MN AHGP Archives-Dakota Co. Civil War Record--1st MN
FIRST INFANTRY OF MINNESOTA.

This regiment was organized in April, 1861, and originally commanded by Willis A. Gorman, of St. Paul; ordered to Washington, D. C., June 14, 1861. It was engaged in the following marches, battles, sieges and skirmishes, viz.: First Bull Bun, July 21,1861; Edwards' Perry, October 22, 1861; Yorktown, May 7th, 1862; Fair Oaks, June 1, 1862; Peach Orchard and Savage Station, June 29, 1862; Glendale and Nelson's Farm, June 30,1862; Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862; Vienna, September 2, 1862; Antietam, September 17, 1862; Charlestown, Va., October 17, 1862; first Fredericksburg, December 11,12, and 13, 1862; second Fredericksburg, May 3, 1863; Gettysburg, July 2 and 3,1863, and Bristow Station, October 14, 1863. The regiment was discharged at Fort Snelling, Minn., May 5,1864. It will be seen by this record that the First Minnesota participated in some of the most Im�portant battles of the war, and was almost con�stantly active, on the march or in the field of battle, at all times reflecting credit upon the state that sent them forth to sustain the Union in its hour of peril.

The most of the men in this regiment from Dakota county were in company H, under the command, originally, of Captain Chas. P. Adams, who was subsequently, for gallantry on the field of battle, promoted by grades to the rank of brevet brigadier-general. After the discharge of his regiment, he entered the Independent Battalion of Minnesota Volunteers (better known as Hatch's Battalion), as major, and was promoted to lieutenant-colonel and commander of the bat�talion. Dakota county's representatives in the First Minnesota Infantry were as follows:

COMPANY A., MUSTERED APRIL 29, 1861.
Third corp.�John T. Morrison, trans. to U. S. cav. October 23, 1862.
Musician�Edward C. Agnew, dis. with regt. May 3,1864.
Privates�Daniel H. Farquhar, dis. with regt.; John Farquhar, held over and trans. to First Minnesota Battalion, and pro. corp. Co. A. dis. per order, June 8, 1865; James Maloy, pro. corp. dis. with regt.

COMPANY C, MUSTERED APRIL 29, 1861.
Mrst Sergeant� Wilbur F. Duffy, pro. 1st lieut. and capt. dis. with regt.
Privates� James B. Gilfillan, pro. corp. dis. with regt.; Joseph H. Thompson, killed in battle of Bull Run; Francis Thompson, trans. April 8, 1862, to Co. C. Fourth Minnesota Infantry.

COMPANY D.
Recruits� William C. Smith, dis. for disab'y Oct 18, '62; re-en. Jan., '65, and assigned to Grant's corps in Feb., '64, dis. at Fort Snelling.

COMPANY F. Recruits� Charles Berdan, must. Oct. 29, '61. F. Smith, must. March 30, '64. These two men were trans. to Co. A, 1st Batt'n Infy, Minn., Vol's.

COMPANY G.
Privates� Edward Z. Teedham, must Apr. 29, '61, pro. corp., re-en. Dec. 19, '64, in Co. B, llth Minn. Inf y. James L. Nichols, must. Apr. 29, '61; absent, paroled pris'r at dis. of regt. James E. Russell, must. Apr. 29, '61, dis. for disab'y, Feb. 14, '63.

COMPANY H, MUSTERED APRIL 29, 1861.
Captain� Charles P. Adams, pro. maj. Sept. '20, '62, Lieut. Col, May 6, '63, brevet Col. and Bri'g. Gen. March 13, '65;
1st Lieut., Oren T. Hayes, resignd.
Second lieutenant, Wm. B. Leach, pro. 1st Lieut., then aid de camp to Gen. Dana, Feb. 23, '63;
1st Sergt, Henry Hoover, pro. 2d Lieut res'd Jan. 8, '62; 2d Sergt., Alonzo J. Young, taken pris'r at Bull Run, dis. per order, for impris'nt;
3rd Sergt, William W. Cummings, killed Oct. 27, '61, by accid'al disch. of gun;
4th Sergt., Wm. H. Wikoffe, must May 23, '61, killed at Gettysburg, July 2, '63;
5th Sergt, Jas. Ackers, killed at Gettysburg, July 2, '63;
1st Corp., Charles Shatto, pro. serg't trans. to U. S. Cav., Oct. 24, '64;
2d Corp., Chas. M. Tucker, pro. serg't. dis. for wound, Dec. 8, '62
3rd Corp., Chas. M. Hoag, dis. for disab'y, Nov. 2, '62;
4th Corp., Frank J. Mead, must. May 24, '61; red'd. trans. to Co. B, May 17, '62, dis. for disab'y, Dec. '62;
5th Corp., John B. Mars, must May 16, '62, pro. serg't. dis. with regt.
6th Corp., Israel H. Estes, trans. to U. S. Cav. Oct 24, '62;
7th Corp., George A. Erdman, dis. for wound in battle of Bull Run; Feb. 14, '63;
8th Corp., Henry A. Lowe, pro. sergt dis. with reg't. Mus., Wesley Lawton, must. May 22, '61, no record; Noah Van Valkenburg, must. May 18, '61, dis. for disab'y, Dec. 9, '61;
wagoner, Samuel Dayton, must. May 22, '61, dis. for disab'y, Aug. 22, '61.

Privates�Albert Amsden, dis. while absent sick; William Burkman, dis. for disab'y, Dec. 23, '62; Stephen F. Bunker, dis. for wound, Dec. 15, '61; George W. Bradbury, dis. with reg't.; Chris�tian Bitka, dis. with reg't.; David W. Brown, must. May 15, '61, trans. to Inv'd. Corps, Aug. '63; William Bates, dis. for disab'y, Dec. 21, '61; Allen Baker, must. May 22, '61, dis. for disab'y, Aug. 2, '61; Henry C. Cady, dis. for disab'y, Feb. 6, '63; Mortimer Canfield, dis. with reg't.; John Clausen, absent, sick on dis. of reg't.; Dennis Crandall, must. May 15, '61, dis. for disab'y Feb. 3, '63; Wm. Cager, killed Sept 17, '62, in battle at Antietam; Samuel S. Cronkhite, must. May 22, '61, absent, sick on dis. of regt; David F. Clutch, must. May 23, '61, dis. for disab'y, Nov. 2, '63; David C. Cross, must May 23, '61, dis, for disab'y, Jan. 7, '62; Fred. Diehr, pro. corp. and sergt. killed July 2, '63, at battle of Gettysburg; Thomas Downs, must. May 23, '61, discharged for disability, September, '62; Kellian Drondt, dis. with regt Win. W. Evarts, trans. to F. S. Cav. Oct 24, '62. John H. Essency, killed July 2, '63, at battle of Gettysburg. Aaron G. Ellis, must. May 20, '61, dis. for disabL Jan. 23, '62. William Eaton, must May 22, '61, trans. to U. S. Cav. Oct 24, '62. John Flanagan, must May 22, '61, des. at Fort Snelling, Minn., June 20, ?61. Alvin Fritz, must. May 22, '61, des. Robert Geering, dis. for disabl. Nov. 2, '62. Thomas Galvin, dis. from hospital. Charles Gates, dis. for disabl. Thomas Hunnybun, dis. for disabL Dec. 17, '61. John Harris, dis. for disab. Jan. 26, '62. Jeremiah Helmer, dis. for disabl. Feb. 20, '63. Greenhalt Hess, dis. with regt. George T. Harrown, trans. to U. S. Cav. Oct 24, '62. Alonzo E. Heard, must May 15, '61, trans. to sig�nal corps Aug. 12, '63. Robert Keating, dis. by writ of habeas corpus, June 19, '61. Julien Kendall, pro. Corp., dis. for disabl. Lawrence Keat�ing, must. May 22, '61, dis. with regt. H. W. Lindergreen, must. May 23, '61, dis. for disabl. July 23, '62. Frederick Meyers, trans. to U. S. Cav. Oct 24,'62. Adolph Matthews, must May 18, '61, dis. for disabl. Aug. 5, '61. Apollus E. Owen, dis. for disabl. Nov. 5, '62. Joseph F. Pusey, must May 23, '61, dis. Dec. 1, '62, for pro. in war dep't Frederick Raymond, dropped as destd. July 30, '63. James Roundtree, trans. to U. S. Cav. Oct 24, '62. William Batch, ab�sent, sick on dis. of regt Robert Eagey, died Sept 18, �, at Alexandria, Va. Patrick Ryan, must May 31, '61, dis. with regt. John C. Shafer, dis with regt Edwin B. Simons, absent sick on dis. of regt. Walter Sastros, dis. with regt Jas�per N. Searles, must. May 20, '61, pro. 2d Lieut in company H, Jan. 10, '62; 1st Lieut in company K, Jan. 3, '63; Capt company C, Oct 7, '63; dis. with regt Jabez Snitztnger, must May 23, '61, killed at battle Bull Run, July 21, '61. Robert J. Truax, dis. by writ habeas corpus, June 17, '62. David Twiggs, must, May 20, '61, dis. for disabl. Aug. 5, '61. Newton H. Twitchell, must May 20, '61, dis for disabl. July 25, '62. John White, ab�sent, sick on dis of regt. John W. Wixon, must May 22, '61, dis. for disabl: Aug. 8, '62. Edward L. Wood, pro. Sergt

Recruits�Earl P. Owen, must Oct 11, '61, dis. for wound March 21, '63. H. P. Vace, dis. for disabl. Feb. 11, '63. Allen C. Farnsworth, must Nov. 5, '61, dis. for disabL Jan. 9, '62. John Sholl, must Nov. 5, '61, killed in battle of An�tietam, Sept 17, '62. Jeremiah Clifford, must Nov. 6, '61, trans. to U. S. Cav. Oct 24, '62. George E. Royce, trans. to invalid corps. Sept 11, '63. John Meyer, must May 23,61, trans. to invalid corps, Sept. 11, '63. M. C. Munson, must Feb. 29, '64. W. S. Whalon, must Feb. 25, '64. Peter Schultz, must Feb. 19, '64. E. Johnson, must March 10, '64. A. P. Shomach, must Feb. 29, '64.J. Cunniff, must Feb. 27, '64. P. Collins, must. March 24, '64. The last six persons mentioned on this list were trans�ferred to Companies "A" and "B" of the 1st Battalion, Minnesota Infantry, in pursuance of special order No. 102, headquarters army of the Potomac, dated April 22d, 1865.

COMPANY I.
Recruits-H. Coleman, must. March 29, '64, trans. to company B. 1st Battalion, Minnesota Infantry.

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