History of the First Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1864 (electronic resource)- with maps and illustrations (1916) (14779241984)

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Title: History of the First Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1864 (electronic resource): with maps and illustrations
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Holcombe, R. I. (Return Ira), 1845-1916 Searles, Jasper Newton, 1840- Taylor, Mathew F Colvill Commission (Minn.)
Subjects: United States. Army. Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864)
Publisher: Stillwater, Minn. : Easton & Masterman, printers
Contributing Library: Emory University, Robert W. Woodruff Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Emory University, Robert W. Woodruff Library

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spy The Confederates were stricter. Stebbins saysthat on one occasion, about the first of September, awoman with a little girl came to the Ferry with apass from General Stone and wanted to cross overinto Virginia. A man was with her, and the Con-federates made them wait until they sent back fivemiles to General Evans and obtained permission forthem to enter the lines and go to Leesburg. The first Minnesota had a fine time at CampStone during the month of September. That monthis generally ideal weather in Maryland. The skiesare clear, the temperature agreeable, apples andpeaches abound and sweet potatoes are ready for thedigging. At one time Stebbins wrote, The condi-tion of the regiment seems to be in many respectsbetter than it ever was before. Many peddlers comeinto camp every day, bringing in for sale vegetables,butter, pies, cakes, family bread, etc. I have gainedeight pounds since pay-day. These good halcyondays continued until late in October, when they wererudely disturbed. 68
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mT. jiaj. i;i:x. xaiuox j. t. da.xa, Tin- Siniiul Inlunel (if (lie Ucginiciit. THE UPPER POTOMAC AND CAMP STONE CHANGES IN THE OFFICIAL ROSTER. While at Camp Stone there were many shiftingsand changes among the officers and men of the regi-ment. A squad was transferred to the Western gun-boat service and a few sent to the U. S. Signal Corps.Of the latter, Asa T. Abbott, of the St. Anthonycompany, became a lieutenant in the regular army.October 1, Colonel Gorman was appointed a briga-dier-general of volunteers and duly assigned to thecommand of a brigade in General Stones Division.The brigade had been commanded by General Stonewho was now promoted to Division Commander. To succeed General Gorman as colonel of the FirstMinnesota, it had been arranged to appoint NapoleonJackson Tecumseh Dana. His commission was datedOctober 2 and he joined the regiment ten days later.Colonel Dana was then practically a Minnesotian. Hewas born in Maine, in 1822, graduated from WestPoint

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