War and Conflict

The Battle of Wood Lake, September 23, 1862

The battle was joined, almost by accident, when some of Sibley's men set out to look for more food. As their wagons moved across the prairie, the men surprised a group of Dakota warriors who were hiding in the tall grass near Sibley's camp.

Battle of Kelly's Field

1890 painting depicting the Second Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment at the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, September 20, 1863. Artist: Harry J. Kellogg.

Soldier's painted canvas haversack

Soldier's painted canvas haversack.

Monument to 2nd Minnesota Regiment at Mission Ridge, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Monument to 2nd Minnesota Regiment at Mission Ridge, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Monument to 2nd Minnesota Regiment at Mission Ridge, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

2nd Minnesota national battle flag

2nd Minnesota national battle flag

2nd Minnesota national battle flag

Second Minnesota Volunteer Infantry standing in front of the Long Barracks

Second Minnesota Volunteer Infantry standing in front of the Long Barracks

Second Minnesota Volunteer Infantry standing in front of the Long Barracks, Fort Snelling.

Second Minnesota Volunteer Infantry veterans at dedication of monument to Second Minnesota, Snodgrass Ridge, Chickamauga, Georgia.

Second Minnesota Volunteer Infantry veterans at dedication of monument to Second Minnesota, Snodgrass Ridge, Chickamauga, Georgia.

Second Minnesota Volunteer Infantry veterans at dedication of monument to Second Minnesota, Snodgrass Ridge, Chickamauga, Georgia.

Civil War bullets

Civil War bullets

Six bullets retrieved from the Mill Springs Battlefield by George L. Gates, Co. A, Second Minnesota Volunteer Infantry.

Civil War saxhorn

Saxhorn used by Kelsey D. Chase, Co. K, Second Minnesota Volunteer Infantry.

Second Minnesota Regiment at Mission Ridge, Nov. 25, 1863

Second Minnesota Regiment at Mission Ridge, Nov. 25, 1863

Stephen Volk's painting, in the Governor's Reception Room at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, depicts Lt. Col. Judson W. Bishop leading his Second Minnesota Regiment in their famous assault on Missionary Ridge, November 25, 1863.

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