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Dec. 20, 2011, 1:37 pm | Civil War quiz for Dec. 20 |
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Dec. 20, 2011, 1:24 pm | A century and a half ago in camps all along the border of North and South, it was relatively quiet. |
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Dec. 20, 2011, 1:21 pm | This is the 14th and final installment of "Fight for the Union," a weekly series of pages that has told the story of Minnesota's important role in the Civil War, which began 150 years ago this year. |
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Dec. 20, 2011, 7:32 am | L.F. Hubbard, editor of the Goodhue Coounty Republican newspaper in Red Wing, left for Fort Snelling as a member of a company within the Minnesota 5th Regiment. |
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Dec. 20, 2011, 7:31 am | Excerpt from a Dec. 24, 1861, letter from Thomas Christie to his sister Sarah written in Camp Benton, Mo. From the book “Brother of Mine — The Civil War Letters of Thomas & William Christie” by Hampton Smith. |
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Dec. 13, 2011, 6:04 pm | Powder, minie ball and wad, tap the three down into the rifle barrel, slip percussion cap onto the firing nipple, cock the hammer, aim, fire. |
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Dec. 13, 2011, 6:04 pm | The week of Dec. 11-17, 1861 in Civil War history. |
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Dec. 13, 2011, 6:05 pm | Buttons, musket balls, letters from soldiers, cartridges — all these Civil War items are in high demand, but short supply. |
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Dec. 13, 2011, 6:04 pm | 1. The average Civil War soldier, North and South, was how tall? a. 5 feet 8 inches b Read Full Story
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Dec. 13, 2011, 6:04 pm | Excerpts from "Brother of Mine — The Civil War Letters of Thomas and William Christie." |
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Dec. 06, 2011, 2:45 pm | Three years after the Battle of Gettysburg had ravaged her hometown, 18-year-old Tillie Pierce was standing in front of her home when a carriage slowed and came to a stop virtually at the front door. |
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Dec. 06, 2011, 2:36 pm | Excerpts from a letter from Col. James George, Co. C, 2nd Minnesota Regiment, on Dec. 31, 1861. |
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Nov. 29, 2011, 7:46 am | Charles S. Hubbard was born in 1846 and died in 1885. He enlisted in the 4th Wisconsin Cavalry during the Civil War and is buried in a cemetery in Janesville in Waseca County. |
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Nov. 29, 2011, 7:43 am | Excerpt from a letter written by Edward Bassett to his parents Dec. 1, 1861. |
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Nov. 29, 2011, 7:40 am | Because Tom Mauer's great-great-grandfather fought in the Civil War, he wanted to find out more about him, including where he was buried. |
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Nov. 29, 2011, 7:38 am | About 10 miles north of Austin stands what might be the biggest memorial to a Civil War veteran in the region, although the soldier was a private who served fewer than three months at the end of the war. |
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Nov. 29, 2011, 7:18 am | Civil War Week in History, Nov. 28-Dec. 3, 1861. |
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Nov. 22, 2011, 1:12 pm | Delegates met in Wheeling, Va., to create a constitution for a new state which would be called West Virginia. |
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Nov. 22, 2011, 1:12 pm | We appeal to him (God) that he may set at naught the efforts of our enemies, and humble them to confusion and shame. |
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Nov. 22, 2011, 1:23 pm | As winter winds began to sweep across the nation in November 1861, the men fighting the Civil War had only begun their struggle to survive against disease, war, poor rations, inadequate uniforms, little drinking water and extreme elements. |
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Nov. 22, 2011, 1:12 pm | 1. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was delivered on Nov. 19 of what year? a. 1862 b Read Full Story
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Nov. 15, 2011, 11:24 am | Just east of Red Wing, which was a hotbed of Union volunteers when the Civil War began in 1861, is the hilltop city of Ellsworth, Wis., population 3,284. |
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Nov. 15, 2011, 10:57 am | Civil War Week in History for Nov. 13-19, 1861. |
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Nov. 15, 2011, 10:57 am | Excerpts from Gov. Alexander Ramsey’s speech (in German) to Co. G of the 2nd Minnesota Regiment. |
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Nov. 15, 2011, 10:57 am | Civil War quiz for Nov. 15, 2011. |
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Nov. 08, 2011, 11:54 am | Eleven years ago, while living in Plainview, I initiated an effort to get a military tombstone for Sgt. Charles Dawley, who was killed in the Battle of Nashville on Dec. 16, 1864. |
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Nov. 08, 2011, 11:51 am | Nov. 7th, George McClellan is named general of the Union Army. |
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Nov. 08, 2011, 11:51 am | Civil War quiz about Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. |
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Nov. 01, 2011, 1:10 pm | A hero of the Mexican War of 1846-48, Winfield Scott departed at the end of October 1861 as general-in-chief of the U.S. Army. |
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Nov. 01, 2011, 1:08 pm | On July 4, 1860, Chatfield woke to cannon fire. Capt. Finn’s company had brought its artillery piece all the way from Winona to celebrate Independence Day in Chatfield. |
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Nov. 01, 2011, 12:54 pm | 1. How many states had already seceded when Lincoln took the oath of office on March 4, 1861? |
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Nov. 01, 2011, 12:54 pm | Excerpts from a letter written by Edward Bassett, shortly after the Battle of Bull Run, to his brother George. |
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Nov. 01, 2011, 12:54 pm | The Confederate States elect Jefferson Davis to a six-year term as president and Alexander Stephens as vice president. |
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Oct. 25, 2011, 1:06 pm | Gettysburg exerts a strong hold on area students who visit the battlefield. |
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Oct. 25, 2011, 12:55 pm | A list of books and websites about the Civil War. |
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Oct. 25, 2011, 12:55 pm | Excerpts from an Oct. 24, 1863, letter from Gen. Horatio Van Cleve after the battle of Chickamauga. |
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Oct. 25, 2011, 12:55 pm | Western Union completes the first transcontinental telegraph. This will become an essential tool for Civil War commanders and will provide newspapers with up-to-date accounts of battlefield events. |
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Oct. 25, 2011, 10:30 am | 1. The Battle of Gettysburg concluded on which day? a. July 1, 1864 b. July 4, 1863 c Read Full Story
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Oct. 18, 2011, 1:27 pm | The week of Oct. 16-22 in Civil War history. |
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Oct. 18, 2011, 1:27 pm | Alexander Christie was not a coffee drinker, which meant that his daily rations at Fort Snelling near the end of the Civil War were all the less enticing. |
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Oct. 18, 2011, 1:27 pm | Excerpts from a Oct. 21, 1861, letter from Thomas Christie to his father, James. |
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Oct. 18, 2011, 1:27 pm | 1. Dred Scott was: a. a runaway slave who hid out at Fort Snelling b Read Full Story
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Oct. 11, 2011, 9:24 am | The 1st Minnesota Regiment is the one that people remember. Minnesota put 11 regiments of men on the field, plus mounted rangers, sharpshooters, cavalry and other irregular units, as they were called. |
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Oct. 11, 2011, 7:40 am | Excerpts from an April 27, 1861, letter from James Madison Bowler to his future bride, Elizabeth Caleff. |
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Oct. 05, 2011, 7:38 am | Excerpts from a letter written by Edward Bassett, shortly after the Battle of Bull Run, to his brother George. |
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Oct. 05, 2011, 7:41 am | The story of Wasioja is often told in Minnesota, because history remains rooted in this Dodge County town. |
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Oct. 05, 2011, 7:38 am | The week of Oct. 2-9 in Civil War history. |
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Sept. 27, 2011, 11:14 am | Future years will never know the seething hell and the black infernal background of countless minor scenes and interior of the Secession War. |
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Sept. 27, 2011, 2:19 pm | The 1st Minnesota Regiment is reported to number about 600 men from more than 1,000 who had left Fort Snelling. |
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Sept. 27, 2011, 2:19 pm | 1. What was the first state to secede from the Union? |
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Sept. 27, 2011, 2:19 pm | 1. True or false: Fort Snelling was built at the start of the Civil War for training Minnesota soldiers. |
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Sept. 28, 2011, 12:24 pm | In the second of our 14-part series on southeast Minnesota in the Civil War, the 1st Minnesota becomes known as the 'regiment that never runs.' |
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Sept. 27, 2011, 2:25 pm | Excerpts from a letter from Edward Bassett to his brother on Sept. 8, 1861. |
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Sept. 27, 2011, 2:24 pm | A company of volunteers is being formed in Rochester for the Minnesota 3rd Regiment. Those wishing to serve can send their name to C.H. Blakely, recruiting officer. |
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Sept. 28, 2011, 12:30 pm | Minnesota played a major role in the Civil War, the defining moment in our nation's history, and in 1861, Southeast Minnesota was among the most-populous, most patriotic areas of the state. The men and women who lived here were passionately committed to the Union. They fought and died for it, and our history was shaped by the war. |
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