9th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment
| 9th Regiment, Minnesota Volunteer Infantry | |
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| Active | August 15, 1862 to August 24, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
The 9th Minnesota Regiment Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.
Service
The 9th Minnesota was recruited into Federal service at Camp Release, Hutchinson, Glencoe, Fort Ridgely, Fort Snelling and St. Peter, Minnesota, between August 15 and October 31, 1862. It was mustered out on August 24, 1865.
Casualties
The 9th Minnesota Infantry suffered 6 officers and 41 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 3 officers and 224 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 274 fatalities.[1]
Colonels
- Colonel Alexander Wilkin - August 24, 1862, to July 14, 1864.
- Colonel Josiah F. Marsh - July 27, 1864, to August 19, 1865.
References
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External links
- The Civil War Archive
- Minnesota Historical Society page on Minnesota and the Civil War
- MNopedia article about the 9th Minnesota
Notes
See also
List of Minnesota Civil War Units
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