Over one hundred fifty years ago, the State of Minnesota offered the first volunteers to defend the Union in the fight against slavery. Every Minnesota soldier

The Civil War experience of the 10th Minnesota Volunteer Regiment resembles that of few other regiments. On the day the 10th Minnesota first mustered at Fort Sn

The definitive history of the First Minnesota Volunteers in the Civil War.

Fort Snelling, a foundational place in the story of Minnesota, was built 200 years ago at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers, an area known

A primer on the complex and contested history of Minnesota's premier historical site.