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The 4th Minnesota Infantry Regiment was mustered into Federal service by companies at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, between October 4 and December 23, 1861, and moved to Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Missouri, on April 23, 1862.
The 4th Minnesota Infantry was mustered out on July 19, 1865, and was discharged from service at St. Paul, Minnesota, on August 7, 1865.
Casualtiesedit
The 4th Minnesota Infantry suffered 3. officers and 58 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 3 officers and 175 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 239 fatalities.[1]
Colonel John Eaton Tourtellotte - October 5, 1864, to June 21, 1865
Referencesedit
Andrews, C. C., ed. (1891). Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars 1861-1865. St. Paul, Minn: Printed for the state by the Pioneer Press Co. OL 7088819M.
External linksedit
The Civil War Archive
Minnesota Historical Society resources on Minnesota and the Civil War
minnesota, infantry, regiment, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, re. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources 4th Minnesota Infantry Regiment news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message The 4th Minnesota Infantry Regiment was a Minnesota USV infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War It served in several important campaigns in the Western Theater 4th Minnesota Infantry Regiment4th Minnesota Infantry Regiment Battle FlagActiveBetween October 4 and December 23 1861 to August 7 1865CountryUnited StatesAllegianceUnionBranchInfantryEngagementsAmerican Civil War Shiloh Campaign Siege of Corinth Iuka Corinth Campaign Battle of Iuka Second Battle of Corinth Vicksburg Campaign Battle of Port Gibson Battle of Raymond Battle of Champion Hill Battle of Big Black River Bridge Chattanooga Campaign Sherman s March to the Sea Battle of Allatoona Carolinas Campaign Battle of BentonvilleCommandersNotablecommandersJohn B SanbornJohn Eaton Tourtellotte Contents 1 Service 2 Casualties 3 Commanders 4 References 5 External links 6 See alsoService editThe 4th Minnesota Infantry Regiment was mustered into Federal service by companies at Fort Snelling Minnesota between October 4 and December 23 1861 and moved to Benton Barracks St Louis Missouri on April 23 1862 The 4th Minnesota Infantry participated in Maj Gen Henry Wager Halleck s advance on and Siege of Corinth Mississippi from May 18 to May 30 1862 The regiment participated in Ulysses S Grant s Central Mississippi Campaign from November 1862 to January 1863 Participation in Grant s Vicksburg Campaign followed with the 4th Minnesota fighting in the Battle of Port Gibson on May 1 1863 the Battle of Raymond on May 12 the Battle of Jackson on May 14 the Battle of Champion s Hill May 16 the Battle of Big Black River on May 17 and the Siege of Vicksburg from May 18 to July 4 1863 The regiment performed garrison duty at Vicksburg followed the surrender remaining at that location until September 12 1863 The regiment participated in the Third Battle of Chattanooga from November 23 27 1863 then was on garrison duty at Bridgeport and Huntsville in Alabama until June 1864 having Veteranized during the spring of 1864 It participated in Sherman s March to the Sea from November 15 to December 10 1864 finishing the war during the Carolinas Campaign from January to April 1865 and then participated in the Grand Review of the Armies on May 24 1865 The 4th Minnesota Infantry was mustered out on July 19 1865 and was discharged from service at St Paul Minnesota on August 7 1865 Casualties editThe 4th Minnesota Infantry suffered 3 officers and 58 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds plus another 3 officers and 175 enlisted men who died of disease for a total of 239 fatalities 1 Commanders editColonel John B Sanborn January 1 1862 to August 4 1863 Colonel John Eaton Tourtellotte October 5 1864 to June 21 1865References editAndrews C C ed 1891 Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars 1861 1865 St Paul Minn Printed for the state by the Pioneer Press Co OL 7088819M External links editThe Civil War Archive Minnesota Historical Society resources on Minnesota and the Civil War MNopedia article on the 4th Volunteer InfantrySee also editList of Minnesota Civil War Units Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 4th Minnesota Infantry Regiment amp oldid 1188520739, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
