1st Minnesota Cavalry Regiment
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The 1st Minnesota Cavalry Regiment, also known as the Mounted Rangers, was a Minnesota USV mounted infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
1st Minnesota Cavalry Regiment | |
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Active | October 1862 to December 1863 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Cavalry |
Nickname(s) | Mounted Rangers |
Engagements | American Civil War
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The companies of the regiment were initially mustered in between October and December 1862 at St. Cloud, St. Peter and Fort Snelling for three month's service which was extended to a year.[1] Thirty to forty men from the Renville Rangers militia volunteered at Fort Snelling when their militia was decommissioned by joining the company raised from Faribault County.[2] The Minnesota Mounted Rangers served entirely in Minnesota and the Dakota Territory in response the hostile Santee Sioux. The men were mustered out between October and December 1863.