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This Day in Minnesota History

January 17, 1856

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ISBN: 0873514165
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The Minnesota Pioneer Guard, the state's first volunteer military company, is organized in St. Paul. This group would become Company A of the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment.

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First published: July 1, 2015
Last modified: April 17, 2018