Captain Mark Downie (seated) and officers of Compnay B, First Minnesota Volunteers at Camp Stone near Edwards Ferry, Virginia, March 16, 1862. Photograph by Matthew B. Brady.
Blue wool "nine-button" frock coat worn by First Sergeant Mathew Marvin during the Civil War. Marvin served with the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Company K, 1861-1864.
Painting of the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment at the Battle of Gettysburg by Rufus Zogbaum, 1907. The painting is in the Governor's Reception Room at the Minnesota State Capitol.
The First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment holds a special place in the history of Minnesota. It was the first body of troops raised by the state for Civil War service, and it was among first regiments of any state offered for national service.