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This Day in Minnesota History

January 10, 1864

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ISBN: 0873514165
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At Brice's Cross Roads in Mississippi, Confederate forces led by Nathan Bedford Forrest capture 233 soldiers from the Ninth Minnesota Regiment. The captives are sent to Andersonville prison in Georgia, where 119 of them die.

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First published: July 1, 2015
Last modified: May 25, 2018