First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry after the Battle of Fair Oaks

Black and white photograph of men of the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry in field works after the battlefield of Fair Oaks, Virginia, 1862. Evidence of the newly-attached Company L, the Second Company Minnesota of Sharpshooters, can be seen in the center-right of the photograph: a Sharps breech-loading rifle is hanging over a blanket.

Description

Men of the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry in field works after the Battle of Fair Oaks, Virginia, 1862. Evidence of the newly-attached Company L, the Second Company Minnesota of Sharpshooters, can be seen in the center-right of the photograph: a Sharps breech-loading rifle is hanging over a blanket.

Public domain

Holding Location

Minnesota Historical Society

More Information

http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display.php?irn=10663228

Articles

Second Company of Minnesota Sharpshooters

Topics

War and Conflict