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Joseph Renshaw Brown

Joseph Renshaw Brown, c.1863. Photograph by Hirsch Brothers.

Battle of Birch Coulee

Lithograph interpretation of the Battle of Birch Coulee, 1912.

Battle of Birch Coulee, September 2–3, 1862

The Battle of Birch Coulee, fought between September 2 and 3, 1862, was the worst defeat the United States suffered and the Dakotas' most successful engagement during the US–Dakota War of 1862. Over thirty hours, approximately 200 Dakota warriors pinned down a Union force of 150 newly recruited US volunteers, militia, and civilians from the area, holding them until Henry Sibley's main army arrived.

MN90: Minnesota's Civil War Mettle

MN90 producer Marisa Helms describes the creation of the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment in 1861 and highlights its actions at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. Includes an interview with Matthew Cassady of Historic Fort Snelling.

First Minnesota monument at Gettysburg

Crowd gathered for the dedication of the First Minnesota monument at Gettysburg, 1897. Erected by the State of Minnesota on the spot near Cemetery Ridge where, on July 2, 1863, the regiment held the Union line against advancing Confederate soldiers.

Survivors of the First Minnesota at Gettysburg

Survivors of the First Minnesota at Gettysburg, c.1913. Photograph by W. H. Tipton.

Battle flag of the Twenty-eighth Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment

The Army of Northern Virginia Confederate battle flag of the Twenty-eighth Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Captured by Private Marshall Sherman of St. Paul while serving with the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Company C, during Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863.