Country United States Branch Cavalry | Allegiance Union Nickname(s) Mounted Rangers | |
Active October 1862 to December 1863 Engagements Battle of Big Mound
Battle of Dead Buffalo Lake | ||
The 1st Minnesota Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, the "Mounted Rangers," was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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The regiment was mustered in at St. Cloud, St. Peter, and Fort Snelling for one year's service between October and December 1862, and the men were mustered out between October and December 1863. The 1st Minnesota Cavalry served entirely in Minnesota and the Dakota Territory, guarding the frontier against the hostile Sioux Indians.
Battles and campaigns
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Casualties and total strength
The 1st Minnesota Cavalry lost 2 officers and 4 enlisted men killed in action or died of wounds received in battle and an additional 31 enlisted men died of disease.Total fatalities were 37.[1]
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