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201. View from the southern bluff, Stillwater, Minnesota

Creator:
Sinclair, James
Date Created:
1860 - 1890
Description:
View from the Southern Bluff in Stillwater, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Stillwater Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Stereographs

202. G. W. Steinke wagon shop, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860 - 1900
Description:
Exterior view of the G. W. Steinke wagon shop in St. Peter. It was located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Broadway.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

203. Portrait of Alex Moore, Sauk Centre, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860 - 1900
Description:
Alex Moore, one of the great founding fathers of Sauk Centre, in 1885. He constructed the first dam in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, which was destroyed in the ice breakup of 1860 but soon rebuilt using the power for the saw and grist mill.
Contributing Institution:
Sauk Centre Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

204. Portrait of Andrew Peterson,honorary life member of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860 - 1900
Description:
Andrew Peterson, honorary life member of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society, recognized for his experimental work as a fruit breeder.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Horticultural Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

205. Portrait of an unidentified Minnesota State Horticultural Society President, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860 - 1900
Description:
Unidentified early president of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Horticultural Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

206. 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

207. Krueger Hotel, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860 - 1909
Description:
Exterior view of the Krueger Hotel in St. Peter, which was located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Fifth street and Broadway. The hotel was operated by Mr. and Mrs. William Krueger. It was also called the Pink Hotel.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

208. St. Peter Foundry and Machine Shop, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860 - 1909
Description:
This photograph shows the St. Peter Foundry and Machine Shop. It was operated by Maurseth and Quane.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

209. Theodore H. Barrett, Stevens County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860 -1890
Description:
A portrait of Theodore H. Barrett, Herman, Minnesota, dressed in a suit. Taken at an unknown studio.
Contributing Institution:
Grant County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

210. North Isanti Baptist Church, Isanti, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860-1940
Description:
View of the exterior of the North Isanti Baptist Church and surrounding houses.
Contributing Institution:
The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

211. Swedish Baptist Church, Isanti, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860-1940
Description:
Exterior view of the Swedish Baptist Church.
Contributing Institution:
The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

212. A. A. Zimmerman Hardware Store, Mankato, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860?
Description:
Interior view of the A. A. Zimmerman Hardware Store, Paint Department.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

213. Adolph Rockey home, Mankato, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860?
Description:
Exterior view of the Adolph Rockey home and a boy on tricycle.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

214. Charles Bean's Residence, Stillwater, Minnesota

Creator:
Sinclair, James
Date Created:
1860?
Description:
Charles Bean's Residence located on North 3rd Street, also Isaac Staples', "Minneapolis Brick" residence is visible in the distance on the bluff.
Contributing Institution:
Stillwater Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Stereographs

215. Cross homestead in Rose Lake, Fairmont, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860?
Description:
Exterior view of a Martin County pioneer homestead.
Contributing Institution:
Martin County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

216. Daniel Justus family, Swede Lake, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860?
Description:
Men with a horse-drawn plow pose with women and children in front of a small log house. Justus was the first Swedish settler in Swede Lake.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

217. Ferry at Itaska village site, Anoka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860?
Description:
The ferry that ran between Itaska Village and Dayton was called the Dayton Port Ferry. It was located near the Anoka and Sherburne County lines.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

218. Grist mill, Anoka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860?
Description:
A Grist Mill once stood where the present city of Anoka is currently located. This was on the east bank of the Rum River on the north side of the Main Street bridge.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

219. Hamline University, Red Wing, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860?
Description:
Exterior view of Hamline University which was constructed in Red Wing in 1855-56 and later moved to St. Paul in the 1860s. The courthouse shown behind it was built in 1858-59.
Contributing Institution:
Goodhue County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

220. Joe Whitford, explorer and founder of Fergus Falls, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860?
Description:
Portrait of Joe Whitford. Mr. Whitford built the first cabin on the townsite in the summer of 1857 and was responsible for naming the city in honor of his benefactor, James Fergus.
Contributing Institution:
Otter Tail County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

221. Mother Willibalda Scherbauer, OSB, St. Joseph, Minesota

Date Created:
1860?
Description:
Orgins of St. Benedict's Monastery (convent), St. Joseph, Minnesota. Mother Willibalda Scherbauer, OSB, led four sisters and two candidates, ranging in age from 18 to 26, from St. Marys, Pennslyvania, to the Midwest frontier (St. Cloud, Minnesota) in 1857. Mother Willibalda (Franciska) was born in Kastel, Bavaria in 1831. At an early age, her family took her to St. Walburg Convent in Eichstätt to be educated. There she professed her vows in 1851; four years later, she volunteered to join the sisters in America. Then in 1857, she volunteered to venture to the Northwest Territory and was appointed prioress of the St. Cloud community by Boniface Wimmer, OSB. Mother Willibalda was an accomplished musician of whom Jane Swisshelm, editor of a local newspaper, wrote, "The Lady Abbess is small, slight, delicate, graceful, and as accomplished a lady as you could meet in any circle...waking the first echoes of those broad prairies in a call (daily ringing of the church bell) to bow regularly at an altar of Christian worship..." (McDonald, page41). Mother Willibalda's able administration as leader gave the Benedictine sisters a firm monastic foundation, not only in St. Cloud, but also in St. Joseph, the nucleus of St. Benedict's Monastery. She is lovingly remembered for accepting Mother Benedicta Riepp into the St. Cloud community when she was misunderstood by authorities and some community members for upholding the rights of the sisters in America (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives; McDonald, pages 12, 15-16, 19).
Contributing Institution:
Saint Benedict's Monastery
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

222. Office and home of Jane Swisshelm, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860?
Description:
Exterior view of Jane Swisshelm's office and home. The sign on the roof reads, "Democrat Officr [sp]."
Contributing Institution:
Stearns History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

223. Portrait of Resident Director C. H. Berry, Winona Normal School, Winona, Minnesota

Creator:
H. B. Hall & Sons (New York, New York)
Date Created:
1860?
Description:
Charles H. Berry, Resident Director of the Winona Normal School from 1885-1888. He was also a charter member of the Winona Society of Arts, Sciences, and Letters which raised funds for the Winona Normal School.
Contributing Institution:
Winona State University, Darrell W. Krueger Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Prints (visual works)

224. Portrait of Reverend William McKinley, Winona, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860?
Description:
Rev. William McKinley, 1834-1918. His obituary dated January 13, 1918 [newspaper not identified], reads: "Early Methodist Divine Dies at Home in Winona. Rev. William McKinley, dean of Minnesota Methodism, active as a lecturer, author and divine in various parts of the state since 1854, died late yesterday at his home in Winona, where he has lived since his retirement from active ministry ten years ago. Dr. McKinley was 84 years old and was known prominently throughout the Northwest as an author and preacher. In the Civil War he gained his early experience as a chaplain among the Union soldiers. His first pastorate was at Hastings, where he lived as boy on a farm. Subsequently he was pastor of Hamline Methodist Episcopal church of this city, Central Park church and of First Methodist Episcopal church of Minneapolis, besides serving as district superintendent of the St. Paul district. He was an intimate friend of Edward Eggleston, the famed minister-author, in whose church in New York city he served for a year. A native of Scotland, Rev. Mr. McKinley came to the United Sates in 1841 at the age of 7 years. The veteran Minnesota divine became well known as the able chronicler of Minnesota Methodism. In 1911 he published 'A Story of Minnesota Methodism.' Dr. Eggleston, in commenting on the work at the time of its publication, said: 'Dr. McKinley has succeeded in giving to the public an exceedingly vivid and interesting description of the early days of Minnesota, the social conditions and the leading personages in the settlements of that state.' The book was the witnessing of one who knew and who saw the panorama of the days gone by in the Northwest. This is what Dr. McKinley said about his landing in the state: 'When navigation opened on the Mississippi I took the first steamboat up the river and landed in Minnesota, April 13, 1855. The ice was not out of Lake Pepin so we left the boat at Read’s Landing. There was another boat at Red Wing to take the passengers to St. Paul and there were wagons to carry the women to the head of the lake. But with the 700 passengers, mostly men, there were not enough wagons to carry them and they had to walk. Rather than do this another young man and I decided to start overland to Faribault. We tramped all day across the prairie without anything to eat. Neither of us ever had done a day’s walking and before night we were used up, but stern necessity compelled us to trudge on. We saw no house nor signs of human habitation all day.' In graphic descriptions Rev. Mr. McKinley wrote one of the most authentic accounts of early Minnesota, a book consulted frequently by historians and chroniclers. The funeral services for the aged clergyman will be held at Winona on Tuesday."
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

225. Sod House, Rockville Township, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860?
Description:
Exterior view of a sod house, located near Rockville, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Stearns History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

226. Steamboat on the Mississippi River, Anoka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860?
Description:
River boat on the Mississippi River at Anoka, Minnesota near the Anoka-Champlin bridge.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

227. Street scene, Fairmont, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860?
Description:
View of east Main Street in Fairmont, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Martin County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

228. Street scene, Fairmont, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860?
Description:
View of Fairmont, Minnesota city street.
Contributing Institution:
Martin County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

229. The Sauk Centre House, Sauk Centre, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860?
Description:
The Sauk Centre House was an early hotel, social gathering place, and used as a stage coach pick-up. It was destroyed by fire but rebuilt and renamed, The Palmer House.
Contributing Institution:
Sauk Centre Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

230. U. S. Land Office, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860?
Description:
Exterior view of the St. Cloud land office.
Contributing Institution:
Stearns History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

231. View of Cambria, Minnesota

Date Created:
1860?
Description:
View of Cambria in about 1860 with buildings, fences and the mill pond.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

232. Letter from James and Rhoda George to their children from Lebanon Junction, Kentucky

Creator:
George, Rhoda
Date Created:
1861
Description:
Rhoda George wrote this letter from Lebanon Junction, Kentucky to her children. She describes the trip from Fort Snelling to Lebanon, Kentucky and life with her son, George. A mortgage, property and James George's military duties are mentioned. She expresses concern over the state of the nation. On the last page, James George sends greetings and tells his family how to find the location of Lebanon on a map.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

233. Letter from James George to his children from Lebanon Junction, Kentucky

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1861
Description:
This undated letter is signed by James George, and includes a small greeting from Rhoda George written on the back They are starting for Lebanon, Kentucky and it was expected that Rhoda George would remain in Lebanon while James George went with his regiment. James George mentions meeting old friends from the Mexican War.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

234. Lothrop and Paul Store, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1861
Description:
Exterior view of the Lothrop and Paul store in St. Peter.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

235. Portrait of Anne Loomis North, Northfield, Minnesota

Date Created:
1861
Description:
Portrait of Anne Lomis North in 1861.
Contributing Institution:
Northfield Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

236. 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

237. 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

238. 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

239. 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

240. 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

241. Portrait of William B. Stone, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1861 - 1862
Description:
This photograph shows St. Peter Civil War veteran William B. Stone in his uniform. He served as a sergeant in Company H of the Fourth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Sergeant Stone died in St. Louis in 1862.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

242. 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

243. 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

244. Portrait of Captain Asgrim K. Skaro, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Tuttle
Date Created:
1861 - 1864
Description:
This photograph shows Civil War Capt. Asgrim K. Skaro, who was killed in the battle of Nashville in 1864. Skaro served in the Second and the Ninth Minnesota Infantry Regiments. He was one of the founders of St. Peter in Nicollet County in 1853.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

245. Portrait of Andrew Anderson, Granby Township, Minnesota

Creator:
Bettison, D. C.
Date Created:
1861 - 1865
Description:
This is a photograph of Nicollet County Civil War veteran Andrew Anderson, who lived in Granby Township, near Swan Lake. Anderson rose to the rank of corporal in Company H of the Fourth Minnesota Regiment, serving for nearly four years.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

246. 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

247. 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

248. Photographs of Minnesota Volunteers, 1861 to 1866, From the Whitney Negatives Now Owned By Edward A. Bromley, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1861 - 1866
Description:
Photographs of Minnesota Volunteers, 1861 to 1866, from the Whitney Negatives, now owned by Edward A. Bromley, Minneapolis, Minnesota. A collection of mounted Cartes-de-visite (card photographs)-size portrait photos, with a few of larger size. Not all photos listed in printed index are present.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Photograph albums

249. Morgan May Journal, 1861-1871, May Township, Minnesota

Creator:
May, Morgan
Date Created:
1861 - 1871
Description:
Morgan May's handwritten farm journal from February 9, 1861, through April 14, 1871. Morgan May, a farmer from England, was the first settler in the part of Washington County, Minnesota, now known as May Township. His journal provides a detailed record of the day-to-day operation of a large commerical farm including entries about the weather, crops, livestock, farm hands, implement and household purchases, barn construction, wages, travel and visitors as well as personal comments.
Contributing Institution:
Stillwater Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Diaries

250. Portrait of Reverend Moses N. Adams, Minnesota

Creator:
Whitney, Joel E., 1822-1886
Date Created:
1861 - 1871
Description:
This is a photograph of Rev. Moses N. Adams, who worked as a missionary and Indian Agent among the Native Americans in Minnesota and South Dakota.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

251. Missionary Paper, Number 14 by the Bishop Seabury Mission, Faribault, Minnesota

Date Created:
1861-03
Description:
Episcopalian short papers detailing missionary work among the Native Americans in Minnesota. Lent Greetings to our female co-laborers.
Contributing Institution:
College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

252. Letter from Rhoda George to her children and Anta from Camp Anderson, Lebanon Junction, Kentucky

Creator:
George, Rhoda
Date Created:
1861-03-21
Description:
Rhoda George wrote this letter to her family from Camp Anderson (Lebanon Junction, Kentucky) to her children. She describes her son Ned, meals she has made, the health and well-being of family friends, making clothes for Ned and other correspondence from home.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

253. Missionary Paper, Number 18 by the Bishop Seabury Mission, Faribault, Minnesota

Creator:
Bishop Seabury Mission
Date Created:
1861-10
Description:
Episcopalian short papers detailing missionary work among the Native Americans in Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

254. Letter to Captain William Markham from Alexander Ramsey, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Ramsey, Alexander
Date Created:
1861-11-29
Description:
Alexander Ramsey wrote this letter from Saint Paul. He discusses the rules and judgment that affect the appointedment of officers to new and existing regiments.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

255. Letter from Rhoda George to her daughter Helen from Lebanon Junction, Kentucky

Creator:
George, Rhoda
Date Created:
1861-12-18
Description:
Rhoda George wrote this letter from Lebanon Junction, Kentucy. She mentions her husband's military duties, family friends and life in Lebanon. She describes the bed bugs in her room and inquires about financial situations at home and money she has mailed home.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

256. Letter written by Rhoda George to her daughters from Lebanon Junction, Kentucky

Creator:
George, Rhoda
Date Created:
1861-12-25
Description:
The letter starts with a short note to Helen from Clinton Cilley. Rhoda George wrote this letter from Lebanon Junction, Kentucky. She describes her new lodgings and their Christmas dinner. She mentions details of their life in Kentucky.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

257. Letter from James George and Rhoda George to their children from Lebanon, Kentucky

Creator:
George, Rhoda
Date Created:
1861-12-31
Description:
James George wrote a short greeting to his children at the beginning of the letter and tells them that his regiment will march out the next day. Rhoda and Ned were expected to stay in Lebanon, Kentucky, until other lodgings could be found. Rhoda mentions her cooking, Mr. Cilley and other acquaintances. The letter is continued by Rhoda the next day as she describes her loniness at the departure of her husband from Lebanon Junction, Kentucky.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

258. War Eagle riverboat, Red Wing, Minnesota

Date Created:
1861?
Description:
View of the War Eagle riverboat carrying Red Wing volunteers to the Civil War in 1861.
Contributing Institution:
Goodhue County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

259. Winona Normal School's first building, Winona, Minnesota

Date Created:
1861?
Description:
Postcard of Winona with an arrow added to point at the first building used by the Winona Normal School.
Contributing Institution:
Winona State University, Darrell W. Krueger Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

260. Dakota Native Americans and Dr. Thomas Williamson near the Upper Sioux Agency, Minnesota

Creator:
Whitney, Joel E., 1822-1886
Date Created:
1862
Description:
This photograph shows several Dakota Native Americans and Dr. Thomas Williamson at his home near the Upper Sioux Agency in 1862.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

261. Early view, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1862
Description:
This photograph shows a portion of the east side of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The building at the far right is on the 300 block.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

262. First Episcopal Church at the Lower Sioux Agency, Morton, Minnesota

Date Created:
1862
Description:
View of the First Episopal Church under construction in the summer of 1862. This first church was known as St. John Evangelist, but was never completed. It was destroyed on August 18, 1862 during the Dakota Conflict of 1862. The church is now known as St. Cornelia's Church at Lower Sioux Agency.
Contributing Institution:
Renville County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

263. Letter from James George and Rhoda George to their children

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862
Description:
The subjects covered in this undated letter are family friends, military training, Ned, clothes, and lodgings.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

264. 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

265. 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

266. 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

267. 230 South Front Street, Mankato, Minnesota

Date Created:
1862
Description:
Exterior view of 230 South Front Street with a view of the Mankato Union Office, Bookstore and Stage Office.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

268. 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

269. Portrait of Col. William Crooks in St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Whitney, Joel E., 1822-1886
Date Created:
1862 - 1864
Description:
This is a photograph of Col. William Crooks in his army uniform. Crooks was the commander of Minnesota's Sixth Regiment of Volunteer Infantry until October 28, 1864.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

270. Portrait of Jacob Dieter, Olmsted County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1862 - 1864
Description:
Jacob Dieter is photographed in his Civil War uniform. He enlisted in 1862 and served in company F of the Ninth Minnesota Regiment. His family accompanied him to Fort Ridgely, Minnesota and returned home when his unit was sent to another location. Jacob Dieter was reported missing after the battle of Guntown. He had been captured by the Confederate forces along with twenty-six other Olmsted County men. The group was transferred to Andersonville Prison. On June 22, 1864, he wrote his last letter from Andersonville Prison. He jumped off a train while being transferred to another prison, but was re-captured. He died in Salisbury Prison in 1864 at the age of thirty-eight.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

271. Portrait of Benjamin Rogers, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1862 - 1865
Description:
This photograph shows St. Peter Civil War veteran Benjamin Rogers in his uniform. He served in Company D of the Ninth Regiment of Minnesota Volunteer Infantry.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

272. Portrait of Reverend Aaron H. Kerr, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Tuttle
Date Created:
1862 - 1865
Description:
This is a photograph of Rev. Aaron H. Kerr, a Presbyterian minister in St. Peter, who became the chaplain of Minnesota's Ninth Regiment of Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

273. 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

274. Portrait of Governor Henry Swift, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1862 - 1869
Description:
This is a photograph of Governor Henry Swift from St. Peter, Minnesota. Swift was the third Governor of Minnesota and served from July 10, 1863 to January 11, 1864.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

275. 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

276. Letter written by Rhoda George to her children from Lebanon, Kentucky

Creator:
George, Rhoda
Date Created:
1862-01-05
Description:
This letter is unsigned, but appears to be in Rhoda George's handwriting. She writes from Lebanon, Kentucky, that she has been sick. She longs for news from home and worries about her children and how they are faring without their parents. There are several men from around Wasioja that were in the local hospital.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

277. Letter written by Rhoda George to her children from Lebanon, Kentucky

Creator:
George, Rhoda
Date Created:
1862-01-11
Description:
This letter is unsigned, but appears to be in Rhoda George's handwriting. She writes about the weather in Lebanon, Kentucky, and describes the unhealthy climate and sickness among the men. There are several men from around Wasioja that were in the local hospital. She expresses concern over the upcoming battles.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

278. Letter from James George to his children from near Jamestown, Kentucky

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-01-13
Description:
This letter is unsigned, but presumed to have been written by James George. It is dated eighteen sixty one, but James George's unit was not in this area until January of eighteen sixty two. This letter was written from camp in near Jamestown, Kentucky. They are about sixteen miles from the enemy. There are rumors around camp the the enemy force is between nine thousand and twenty-five thousand men. He thinks Clinton Cilley will be promotes to one of the offices of Company C. He belives politics will prevent Cilley from being promoted to captain now.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

279. Letter written by Rhoda George to her children from Lebanon, Kentucky

Creator:
George, Rhoda
Date Created:
1862-01-15
Description:
Rhoda George wrote this letter from Lebanon, Kentucky. She mentions that she has not seen her husband since January first and expresses concern over the fate of her husband. She predicts that more soldiers will die from disease caused by the climate than will die by shooting. Many soldiers from Minnesota are in the hospital in Lebanon with various illnesses including measles and mumps. Lodgings are described as well as life in Lebanon with her son, Ned.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

280. Letter written by Rhoda George to her children from Lebanon, Kentucky

Creator:
George, Rhoda
Date Created:
1862-01-15
Description:
Rhoda George wrote this letter from Lebanon, Kentucky. She mentions that she has not seen her husband since January first and expresses concern over the fate of her husband. She predicts that more soldiers will die from disease caused by the climate than will die by shooting. Many soldiers from Minnesota are in the hospital in Lebanon with various illnesses including measles and mumps. Lodgings are described as well as life in Lebanon with her son, Ned.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

281. Letter from James George to his children, location unknown

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-01-21
Description:
James George wrote this letter from camp. The previous Sunday, they were attacked by rebel forces, but were able to drive them away. The rebel force left about two thoudsand mules and horses and other equipment worth about a half a million dollars. His regiment had twelve killed, five badly wounded and 20 slightly wounded. General Zollicoffer was killed.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

282. Telegram from James George to Rhoda George from Somerset, Kentucky

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-01-23
Description:
This telegram was sent to Rhoda George from Somerset, Kentucky. James George assures Rhoda that all of her friends are safe.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Telegrams

283. Letter from James George to his children, location unknown

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-01-30
Description:
James George wrote this letter from camp and describes life with his troops and their regiment's battles. He mentions that Captain Markham was wounded and would be returning home. Rhoda George and Ned are in Danville and are on their way to meet him. He has communicated with his wife by telegraph.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

284. Letter from James George to his children, from near Nashville, Tennessee

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-03-18
Description:
James Greorge wrote this letter from camp near Nashville, Tennessee. He has heard reports that the rebels destroyed parts of the railroad between the camp and Louisville. His unit will be marching south the next day. He does not feel that they will be involved in any more fighting because the rebels have been retreating and disbanding in all directions. He does not think that the South can make a stand against the superior force of the North. He hopes that Rhoda and Ned got home safely.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

285. Letter from James George to his children, location unknown

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-03-25
Description:
James Greorge wrote this letter from camp. He has not received mail in about a month and presumes it is because the Confederate forces control the area to the rear of his unit. He has heard of Union victories from the Potomac to the Gulf, but has no news of the enemy forces near him. He hopes Rhoda and George had a good trip home and arrived safely.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

286. Letter from James George to his children from Columbia, Tennessee

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-04-01
Description:
James George wrote this letter while in camp near Columbia, Tennessee. He expects to go south again in a few days and join a force of about 170,000 men. He talks about his prospects for a promotion. Ned is scolded for using bad language.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

287. Letter from James George to Rhoda George from north of Alabama line

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-04-15
Description:
James George wrote this letter while in camp about forty miles north of the Alabama line. He has heard rumors that the enemy might make a stand near Cornith, Mississippi. His regiment now only has about five hundred able bodied men due to illness. Many are in the hospital, but he hopes they will return to the regiment. He has every reason to belive that the war will be over in a few months.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

288. Letter from James George to his wife and children from Tennessee or Mississippi

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-04-22
Description:
James George wrote this letter while in camp somewhere between Colimbia, Tennessee and Cornith, Mississippi. He writes about his health and the health of his unit. He is pleased that a surgeon is now traveling with them. He expects to get paid in a few days and has made arrangements to send some money home to his family. At one point in recent times, under medical advice, he issued regular rations of whiskey to his men. He felt it helped the men. A military board was in session examining a large number of officers who disgraced themselves in the previous Sunday's fight.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

289. Letter from James George to Rhoda George from Cornith, Mississippi

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-04-26
Description:
James George wrote this letter from camp near Cornith, Mississippi. The health of everyone in camp has improved. They have moved to a new clean camp and everyone's health is improving. He urges her to write and to send her letters to the camp via Louisville. He plans to send $200 to the Red Wing Express office in a few days. He praises Edna's improved writing and warns Rhoda to be careful of her cough.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

290. Letter from James George to Rhoda George from Cornith, Mississippi

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-05-04
Description:
James George wrote this letter from camp near Cornith, Mississippi. He has decioded to send his wife three hundred dollars instead of two hundred dollars. He advises her to not tell anyone about the money and to keep it with her at all times. He has discharged D. Rassitor because he was not fit for duty. Rassitor will be starting for home in a few days.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

291. Letter from James George to his wife and children from Cornith, Mississippi

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-05-07
Description:
James George wrote this letter from camp near Cornith, Mississippi. He has sent three hundred dollars by Captain T. Eifer to the express office in Red Wing. He expects to get paid another four hundred dollars at the first of the month. He has done all the paper work to discharge Darwin Rassitor. They are expecting a big battle any day. His health is not good and he has trouble getting around.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

292. Letter from James George to his wife and children from Cornith, Mississippi

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-05-16
Description:
James George wrote this letter in camp about four miles from Cornith, Mississippi. The weather is very hot. He now has additional medical aid and his health is improving. They are three miles from the enemy and expect a battle soon. The Fourth Regiment is about eight miles east of their location. Clinton Cilley now commands Comapany C.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

293. Letter from James George to his wife and children from Cornith, Mississippi

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-05-23
Description:
This letter was written by James George from camp near Cornith, Mississippi. He is very close to the enemy, but is not sure if there will be a battle. He is unwell and intends to leave when the battle is over.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

294. Letter from James George to his wife and children from Cornith, Mississippi

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-06-01
Description:
James George wrote this letter in camp south of Cornith, Mississippi. He is very tired after several days of engagment with the enemy. Captain Kiefer returned after delivering three hundred dollars to the Red Wing express office for Rhoda. The weather is very hot. A few days later, he adds a note to the letter stating that he will be going into a house and taking some medicine.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

295. Letter from James George to his wife and children from White Sulphur Springs, Virginia

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-06-27
Description:
James George wrote this letter from White Sulphur Springs. He has been away from camp for one week and is anxious to return to his regiment. One of his acquaintances, Sweeney, is the bookkeeper at the hotel. James George has only been there two days, but is already feeling better. He expects to leave for camp the following week.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

296. Letter from James George to his wife and children from near Tuscumbia, Alabama

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-07-12
Description:
James George wrote this letter from Tuscumbia, Alabama. He returned to camp the previous night. The war news is not looking very promising. Captain Markham had been drinking again and has had to resign. Governor Ramsey is near Cornith, Mississippi and is expected to be in camp the next day.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

297. Letter from James George to his wife and children from near Tuscumbia, Alabama

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-07-13
Description:
James George wrote this letter from camp near Tuscumbia, Alabama. He was very pleased with the reception he got when he returned to camp. The health of his men is good and they are getting a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables. He has received news of a battle near Richmond and is not encouraged with the outcome. He speculates that England may enter the war in support of the Confederacy. He feels they can take Canada in sixty days if England enters the war.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

298. Letter from James George to his wife and children from near Tuscumbia, Alabama

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-07-16
Description:
James George wrote this letter from camp near Tuscumbia, Alabama. He advises Rhoda on financial matters and tells her to direct any future letter via Cairo, Illinois. His unit is expected to soon move one hundred miles east. He has heard that the Third Regiment has been taken prisoner. Governor Ramsey spent the day with him. Two people died of whiskey.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

299. Letter from James George to his wife and children, location unknown

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-08-06
Description:
James George wrote this letter from camp. General McCook is near death. The general had been sick for about two weeks, requiring him to travel in a spring wagon. The wagon was usually in the front of the brigade and was attacked by rebels when it got too far ahead of the rest of the unit. General McCook was gravely wounded and expected to die. The general's regiment, the Ninth Ohio, in retaliation, burned and destroyed everything belonging to members of the cavalry who shot the general. On the back of the letter, dated August 7, 1862, James George reports that the general has died and they brought his body to the railroad in Deckerd, Tennesse to send it home.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

300. Letter from James George to his family, location unknown

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862-08-07
Description:
James George wrote this letter from camp. After the general died the day before, they started marching. They had no tents the night before and he got wet from the dew. The men of the Ninth Ohio had been acting badly since the general died. James George drove off some members of that unit who were abusing two young ladies. The weather has been very hot. He mentions possibilities for General McCook's replacement. There is word that the rebels are marching towards his regiment. He is fearful that the war will go on indefinitely.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)
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