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1st Minnesota Heavy Artillery Regiment

Field	Value
unit_name	1st Minnesota Heavy Artillery Regiment
image	1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery Battle Flag.jpg
caption	Minnesota Artillery Battery Colors
dates	November, 1864 to September 27, 1865
country	United States
allegiance	Union
branch	Artillery
equipment
battles	None
commander1
commander2	Luther Loren Baxter
commander2_label	Colonel
notable_commanders	Colonel William J. Colvill

The 1st Minnesota Heavy Artillery Regiment was a Minnesota USV artillery regiment during the American Civil War.

Service

The 1st Minnesota Heavy Artillery Regiment mustered in at St. Paul, and Rochester, Minnesota, between November 1864 and February 1865. Many of the officers were recruited from discharged veterans: sergeants from the 1st Minnesota while corporals came from the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Minnesota Vol. Regiments. The 1st Minnesota Heavy was composed of twelve companies / batteries, of 140 men plus officers in each. It was the largest unit Minnesota sent to war numbering 1700 men.

The regiment was assigned to garrison duty at Chattanooga, Tennessee. There it was in charge of the heavy guns at forts defending the city in anticipation Southern General John Hood might try and retake the Chattanooga. The regiment saw no combat, remained there until the close of the war. The 1st Minnesota "Heavies" were mustered out of service on September 27, 1865.

Legacy

Albert Woolson, who was a 14-year-old company drummer in the regiment, became the last surviving veteran of the American Civil War from either side after dying in 1956.

Commanding officers

Lt. Colonel Luther Loren Baxter, February 25, 1865, to April 26, 1865.
Colonel William Colvill, April 26, 1865, to May 6, 1865.
Colonel Luther Loren Baxter, May 7, 1865, to September 27, 1865.

Casualties and total strength

The regiment lost 87 enlisted men to disease. Many more suffered from scurvy and would never regain complete health.http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmnarty.htm#1sthvy

References

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