HISTORY OF COMPANY E of the SIXTH MINNESOTA REGIMENT OF VOLUNTEER INFANTRY

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BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, 45 pgs. Appendix by Captain. Charles J. Stees. Original printed pamphlet sewn into yellow cloth hard-case; lacking covers and frontis portrait. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Cover clean and with minimal shelf soiling. interior pages are clean and tight. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: Recruited in the spring and summer of 1862, this newly-organized, very "green" regiment was rushed into the fight against the Dakota in August of that year, some of its men seeing action at Birch Coolie and Wood Lake. The 6th Regiment was not officially mustered into service until October. It spent the winter of 1862-1863 guarding the frontier against the Indians. The following summer they were part of General Sibley's campaign against the Dakota that extended to the Missouri River. Following another winter on the frontier, the 6th Regiment was sent south to Helena, Arkansas. A combination of climate and the unsanitary location of their camp caused them great hardship. Hundreds of men became ill and more than 50 died. In April, 1865 the regiment took part in the capture of Mobile, Alabama. At the close of the war they spent a few months in Montgomery, AL, eventually returning to Minnesota where the mustered out of service at Fort Snelling on August 19, 1865.Contains a roster, statistics and record of service, in addition to an account of the Sioux Campaign by Capt. Charles J. Stees. REFERENCES: DORN MN 56; Not in Nevins. HOWES H467 "b". . N° de ref. del artículo 0124022

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