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This Day in Minnesota History

July 14, 1864

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ISBN: 0873514165
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Four Minnesota regiments finally defeat their old nemesis, Nathan Bedford Forrest, in battle at Tupelo, Mississippi. The Seventh Minnesota Regiment plays the largest role and loses sixty-two men. Colonel Alexander Wilkin of the Ninth Minnesota Regiment is killed, making him Minnesota's highest-ranking casualty in the Civil War.

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First published: July 1, 2015
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