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26. Portrait of James George, Oronoco, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860 - 1882
Description:
James George was born in 1819 in New York state. In 1942, he married Rhoda Pierce. He lived for a time in Ohio where he was elected to Register of Deeds for Butler County (Ohio). James George served in the military during the Mexican War. He moved to Minnesota in 1854 and settled in Oronoco township (Olmsted County) on land acquired with a government warrant issued for payment of his services during the Mexican War. In 1858 he moved to Dodge County and help found the village of Wasioja. He later became interested in recruiting soldiers for the Civil War. He served in the Second Minnesota Volunteers and raised many of the recruits for Company C of that unit. At the close of the Civil War, he returned to Oronoco. In 1870, he opened a law office in Rochester and practiced law for many years before he died in 1882.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

27. S. H. Hall in Minnesota

Date Created:
1860 - 1900
Description:
Portrait photograph of S. H. Hall.
Contributing Institution:
Faribault County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

28. Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of St. Paul, for the Year Ending June 3, 1861

Creator:
City of St. Paul, Minnesota
Date Created:
1861
Description:
Proceedings of the city of St. Paul Common Council for 1860-1861, including: City Government officers. The book primarily concerns correspondence and city resolutions.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Government records

29. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Minnesota, Volume III

Creator:
Minnesota Supreme Court
Date Created:
1861
Description:
Cases argued and determined in the Minnesota Supreme Court decided at the July and December terms, 1859.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Law Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Books

30. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Minnesota, Volume IV

Creator:
Minnesota Supreme Court
Date Created:
1861
Description:
Cases argued and determined in the Minnesota Supreme Court decided at the July and December terms, 1860.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Law Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Books

31. The Legislative Manual, Compiled for the use of the members of the third state Legislature

Date Created:
1861
Description:
Legislative Reference manual for the State of Minnesota containing Permanent Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives, Joint Rules and lists of members of the Senate and House of Representatives for the year 1861.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Books

32. Camp of the First Minnesota Regiment during the winter of 1861-1862, Poolesville, Maryland

Date Created:
1861 - 1862
Description:
View of tents of the First Minnesota Regimentin a field. The First Minnesota Regiment was the first voluntary infantry regiment to serve in the Union Army during the Civil War. The camp shown was located between Poolesville, Maryland and Edward's Ferry on the Potomac River near the site of the Battle of Ball's Bluff, which was on October 21, 1861.
Contributing Institution:
Macalester College
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

33. Civil War Captain James Magner from Nicollet County, Minnesota

Creator:
Black, J. W.
Date Created:
1861 - 1864
Description:
This is a photograph of Nicollet County Civil War veteran James Magner. He served as a captain in Company I of the 28th Massachusetts Regiment. On May 18, 1864 Magner was killed during the battle of Spotsylvania.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

34. Civil War Captain James Magner from Nicollet County, Minnesota

Creator:
Black, J. W.
Date Created:
1861 - 1864
Description:
This is a photograph of Nicollet County Civil War veteran James Magner. He served as a captain in Company I of the 28th Massachusetts Regiment. On May 18, 1864 Magner was killed during the battle of Spotsylvania.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

35. Portrait of Lt. Matthew F. Magner, Virginia Cavalry, Virginia

Date Created:
1861 - 1865
Description:
Portrait of Lt. Matthew F. Magner, a member of Company F of the 43rd Battalion of the Virginia Cavalry. This unit served with Mosby's Rangers in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. The Magner family settled in Nicollet County prior to the war.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

36. Rollin J. Hall in uniform, Morris, Minnesota

Date Created:
1861 - 1865
Description:
Rollin J. Hall and two unidentified men in Civil War uniform.
Contributing Institution:
Stevens County Museum and Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

37. Portrait of soldier Ernst Bossling, Belle Plaine, Minnesota

Date Created:
1862
Description:
Studio portrait of Union Soldier, who was killed one year later in action (probably Civil War). He is wearing complete uniform with hat, rifle and sword. Studio background has a scene depicting a field and Union soldiers conversing near their camp.
Contributing Institution:
Scott County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

38. Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of St. Paul, for the Year Ending April 15th, 1862

Creator:
City of St. Paul, Minnesota
Date Created:
1862
Description:
Proceedings of the city of St. Paul Common Council for 1861-62, including: City Government officers. The book primarily concerns correspondence and city resolutions.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Government records

39. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Minnesota, Volume V

Creator:
Minnesota Supreme Court
Date Created:
1862
Description:
Cases argued and determined in the Minnesota Supreme Court in 1862.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Law Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Books

40. The Legislative Manual, Compiled for the use of the members of the fourth state Legislature

Date Created:
1862
Description:
Legislative Reference manual for the State of Minnesota containing Permanent Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives, Joint Rules and lists of members of the Senate and House of Representatives for the year 1862.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Books

41. Portrait of Lt. John Kinsman Hezlep, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1862 - 1867
Description:
Portrait of St. Peter resident Lt. John Kinsman Hezlep, a member of the West Point Class of 1865 (where he graduated #14 in a class of 68). He was the son of George Hezlep, one of the members of the St. Peter Company, the group of men who founded the community of St. Peter. Hezlep served in the U.S. Infantry and Engineers and died in service of Yellow Fever on August 13, 1867 at Fort Morgan, Alabama.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

42. Collage of portraits from Company A, Seventh Regiment, Volunteer Infantry, 1862-1865, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Giguere, N.A.
Date Created:
1862 - 1885
Description:
Collage of studio portraits from Minnesota Company A, Seventh Regiment, Volunteer Infantry, 1862, including 52 oval portraits of Civil War soldiers, some in uniform and some in later years. An eagle, flag, and banners appear at the top.
Contributing Institution:
Northfield Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

43. Distribution of blankets to Company E of the First Mounted Rangers, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1862-11-22
Description:
Members of Captain Eugene St. Julien Cox's Company E of the First Mounted Rangers signed this document stating that they had received blankets and that they were responsible for their care and safe keeping. The document is dated November 22nd, 1862.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Documents (other)

44. Muster-In Roll, Roster of Company E of the First Mounted Rangers, Nicollet County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1862-12-10
Description:
This muster roll of Company E of the First Mounted Rangers dated December 10th, 1862, lists Captain Eugene St. Julien Cox of St. Peter as its commander. The roll also contains the names of additional officers and the names of non-commissioned officers. 75 men are sequentially numbered as privates, and two additional names, without numbers, were apparently added later to the list.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

45. Volunteer enlistment paper of Phiney Wells, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1862-12-27
Description:
On December 27th, 1862, Phiney Wells signed this document in St. Peter to enlist in the First Mounted Rangers. Wells stated that he was born in New York and that he was 25 years and eight months old. He listed his occupation as a farmer. Wells had blue eyes, dark hair, a light complexion, and was 5 feet 10 inches tall. The document was signed by D.R. Kennedy, who was the quartermaster of the regiment. Wells was obligated to serve for up to 12 months.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Affidavits

46. Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of St. Paul, for the Year Ending April 15th, 1863

Creator:
City of St. Paul, Minnesota
Date Created:
1863
Description:
Proceedings of the city of St. Paul Common Council for 1862-63, including: City Government officers. The book primarily concerns correspondence and city resolutions.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Government records

47. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Minnesota containing the cases decided at the December Term, 1861, Volume VI

Creator:
Minnesota Supreme Court
Date Created:
1863
Description:
Opinions by the Minnesota Supreme Court, includes Rules of Practice in the District Courts in Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Law Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Books

48. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Minnesota containing the cases decided at the July Term, 1862, Volume VII

Creator:
Minnesota Supreme Court
Date Created:
1863
Description:
Opinions by the Minnesota Supreme Court, includes Rules of Practice in the District Courts in Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Law Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Books

49. Sauk Centre Stockade, Sauk Centre Township, Minnesota

Date Created:
1863
Description:
Print of the Sauk Centre Stockade, of Company B, of the 8th Minnesota during the summer of 1863.
Contributing Institution:
Stearns History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Prints (visual works)

50. The Legislative Manual, Compiled for the use of the members of the fifth state Legislature

Date Created:
1863
Description:
Legislative Reference manual for the State of Minnesota containing Permanent Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives, Joint Rules and lists of members of the Senate and House of Representatives for the year 1863.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Books
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