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2nd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry |
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Organized at Fort Snelling, Minn., and mustered in by Companies as follows: "A"
and "B" June 26, "D" and "E" July 5, "F" and "G" July 8, "H" July 15, "I" July
20, and "K" August 23, 1861. Companies "A" and "F" sent to Fort Ripley on the
Upper Mississippi, "B" and "C" to Fort Abercrombie on the Upper Red River, and
"D" and "E" to Fort Ridgly on the Upper Minnesota River, and garrison duty at
these points till September 20, 1861. Regiment concentrated at Fort Snelling and
left State for Louisville, Ky., October 14, arriviug there October 22. Moved to
Lebanon Junction, Ky., October 22, and duty there till December 8. Attached to
R. L. McCook's Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to December, 1861. 3rd Brigade, 1st
Division, Army Ohio, to September, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army
Corps, Army Ohio, to November, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, Center 14th Army
Corp., Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 14th
Army Corps, to October, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 14th Army Corps, to
June, 1865. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 14th Army Corps, to July, 1865.
SERVICE: Moved to Lebanon, Ky., December 8, 1861,
and duty there till January 1, 1862. Expedition to Somerset January 1-18. Battle
of Mill Springs January 19-20. At Somerset till February 10. March to
Louisville, Ky., February 10-25, thence moved to Nashville, Tenn., February
26-March 2. Moved to Savannah, Tenn., and Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., March
20-April 9. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Pursuit to
Booneville May 31-June 12. At Corinth till June 22. March to Iuka, Miss., June
22-25, thence to Tuscumbia, Ala., June 27-29, and duty there till July 26. March
to Athens, Ala., and Winchester, Tenn., July 26-August 7, thence to Dechard and
Pelham Gap, Tenn., August 19-31, and to Manchester, Murfreesboro and Nashville,
Tenn., September 1-7. March to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg September
14-26. Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1-20. Battle of Perryville , Ky.,
October 8. March to Bowling Green, Ky., October 20-November 2, thence to
Mitchellsville November 6-7. Guard Tupnel till November 23. Moved to
Cunningham's Ford, Cumberland River, November 23-25, and guard duty there till
December 22, and at Gallatin till January 29, 1863. Moved to Murfreesboro,
Tenn., January 29, and duty there till March 2. Nolensville February 15. Moved
to Triune March 2. Nolensville Ford, Harpeth River, March 4. Expedition toward
Columbia March 4-14. Chapel Hill March 5. At Triune till June 23. Franklin June
4-5. Middle Tennessee or Tullahoma Campaign June 23-July 7. Hoover's Gap June
24-26. Occupation of Tullahoma July 1. At Winchester, Tenn., till August 16.
Passage of Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga (Ga.)
Campaign August 16-September 22. Battle of Chickamauga, Ga., September 19-20.
Rossville Gap September 21. Siege of Chattanooga, Tenn., September 24-November
23. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27. Mission Ridge November 24-25.
Pursuit to Ringgold November 26-29. Regiment Veteranize December 29, 1863.
Veterans on furlough January 8 to April 9, 1864. Non-Veterans on duty as provost
guard at Division Headquarters till April, 1864. Reconnoissance from Ringgold,
Ga., toward Tunnel Hill April 29. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 1-September 8.
Tunnel Hill May 6-7. Rocky Face Ridge May 8-11. Battle of Resaca May 13-15.
Guard trains May 21-June 2. About Dallas June 2-5. Operations about Marietta and
against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine Hill June 11-14. Lost Mountain
June 15-17. Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Ruff's Station July 4. Garrison duty at
Marietta till July 13. Assigned as provost and depot guard at Marietta July
15-August 19. March to Atlanta August 19-20. Siege of Atlanta August 20-25.
Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. Battle of Jonesboro August
31-September 1. Operations in North Georgia and North Alabama against Hood
September 29-November 3. March to the sea November 15-December 10. Waynesboro
December 4. Ebenezer Creek December 8. Siege of Savannah December 10-21.
Campaign of the Carolinas January to April, 1865. Fayetteville, N. C., March 11.
Battle of Bentonville March 19-21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 24. Advance on
Raleigh April 10-14. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26.
Surrender of Johnston and his army. March to Washington, D. C., via Richmond,
Va., April 30-May 19. Grand Review May 24. Moved to Louisville, Ky., June 14-20.
Mustered out July 11, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 91 Enlisted men killed and mortally
wounded and 2 Officers and 186 Enlisted men by disease. Total 281
James V. Acker, Pres.