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Statue of Alexander Wilkin

Statue of Alexander Wilkin erected in the Minnesota State Capitol building in 1910.

Ninth Minnesota Infantry pass for Colonel Alexander Wilkin

Pass for Colonel Alexander Wilkin, 1864.

Wilkin, Alexander (1819–1864)

Alexander Wilkin was a St. Paul lawyer and businessman who served as secretary of Minnesota Territory. He was the highest ranking officer from Minnesota killed during the Civil War.

group photograph of soldiers in Red Wing's Company G

Company G at San Francisco

Members of Red Wing's Company G, Thirteenth Minnesota, at San Francisco.

Company G barracks in Manila

Laundry duty at Company G's barracks near Manila, c.1898.

Black and white photograph of Minnesota soldiers on guard around Manila.

Thirteenth Minnesota in the Philippines

Men from the Thirteenth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry in trenches north of Manila while fighting Filipino insurgents in 1899.

Thirteenth Minnesota and the Battle for Manila

On August 13, 1898, the Thirteenth Minnesota Infantry regiment led an American advance against Spanish forces holding the Philippine city of Manila. Their participation was crucial to the outcome of this important Spanish-American War battle.