The 1st Minnesota Sharpshooters Company was a sharpshooter

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of USV from Minnesota that served in the

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between October 6, 1861, and July 15, 1865, during the

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Service

The company was organized at

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by the authority of the Secretary of War and mustered in on October 6, 1861.Dyer (1959), Volume 3. p. 1,295. Straight away the 1st Minnesota Sharpshooters were given orders to make their way to Washington D.C. and report to Colonel

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. After reporting the company was assigned as Company "A" of the

2nd United States Sharpshooters The 2nd United States Sharpshooters was a sharpshooter regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. From 1861 to January 1863 they were members of the " First Iron Brigade" also known as the "Iron Brigade of the East". S ...

. When their service to the 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters was completed they were transferred to the

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as Company "A".Dyer (1959), Volume 3. p. 1,717. The 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment was mustered out on July 15, 1865.Dyer (1959), Volume 3. p. 1,296.

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* Dyer, Frederick H. (1959). ''A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion''. New York and London. Thomas Yoseloff, Publisher. {{LCCN, 5912963. Units and formations of the Union Army from Minnesota 1861 establishments in Minnesota Military units and formations established in 1861 Military units and formations disestablished in 1865