Minnesota Civil War 150

04/13/2026

The 5th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Company D Civil War Reenactors will be encamped at Fort Abercrombie State Historic Site for their Opening Day on Saturday May 23, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Fort Abercrombie will be open daily between 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. from May 23 to September 7, 2026.

The address is: 935 Broadway, Abercrombie, ND 58001

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05/24/2025

https://www.wqow.com/news/students-experience-civil-war-history-with-2nd-minnesota-battery-of-light-artillery/article_8f99c057-7b79-4f43-a9b8-b0fd57f23eeb.html

The volunteers, named after a real historical unit, taught students about weapons, uniforms, equipment, and jobs during the Civil War.

05/24/2025

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/03/29/a-civil-war-painting-endures-in-minnesotas-capitol

At the Minnesota State Capitol, Howard Pyle’s Civil War painting “The Battle of Nashville” stands as a vivid tribute to Minnesota soldiers, preserved through time and restoration as a centerpiece of historical memory and evolving interpretation.

05/24/2025

https://www.house.mn.gov/sessiondaily/Story/18610

A group of Minnesotans who played a key role in the Civil War at the expense of a tremendous loss of life could be honored annually.

05/24/2025

https://whyy.org/articles/what-is-memorial-day/

The first national observance was shortly after the American Civil War and was then called Decoration Day. Veterans decorated war graves with blooming flowers.

12/30/2024

A ceremony was held near the Minnesota State Capitol two weeks ago in memory of those who fought and died at the Battle of Nashville, 160 years ago. Here is a short video from that ceremony courtesy of the Center of the American Experiment, the event host.

Minnesota’s bloodiest single day of the Civil War was December 16, 1864, with 87 men killed taking Shy’s Hill in the Battle of Nashville. Total casualties fr...

12/09/2024

Mark your calendars for Monday's Battle of Nashville 160th Anniversary commemoration in conjunction with the Center for the American Experiment. Click below for details.

Battle of Nashville Commemoration Ceremony: Minnesota’s historic sacrifice during the Civil War Minnesota’s bloodiest single day of the Civil War was December 16, 1864, with 87 men killed taking Shy’s Hill in the Battle of Nashville. Total casualties from four regiments of Minnesota soldiers o...

12/09/2024

Fort Snelling, 1884

From left to right - 1878 Infantry Barracks, Company Kitchen, Round Tower, Post Trader

Collection of Matt Flueger

12/09/2024

11/20/2024

President Abraham Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address on this date in 1863 (161 years ago).

Abraham Lincoln impersonator Max Daniels narrates the "Gettysburg Address" with video from the Gettysburg National Cemetery and Gettysburg battlefield. Music...

09/18/2024

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

On Sept. 17, 1787, 39 of the 55 delegates attending the Constitutional Convention signed the U.S. Constitution, forging a new government for the United States of America.
Happy Constitution Day!!

09/17/2024

Today we pause to reflect upon the 162nd Anniversary of the Battle of Antietam. More Americans lost their lives in the single 24 hour period on September 17, 1862 than have been lost before or since. Here is the story of one Minnesota man's journey through that battle.
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