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Tag Archives: Minnesota Historical Society
Minnesota Makes Do Without a Civil War Battlefield
Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal By JOHN HANC A version of this article appears in print on March 20, 2014, on page F24 of the New York edition with the headline: Making Do Without Civil War Battlefield. ST. PAUL — THE Civil … Continue reading
Posted in Commemoration
Tagged 1819, 1861, 1865, 3rd Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, Abraham Lincoln, Albert Seibers, Alexander Ramsey, Alfred Gales, Alfred Miller, Arkansas, Battle of Gettysburg, California, Charles F. Bryan Jr., Civil War, Danielle Dart, Department of Veterans Affairs, Fort Road, Fort Snelling, Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, Henning von Minden, John Hanc, John Miner, Manassas, Mary Lethert Wingerd, Matt Cassady, Minneapolis, Minnehaha State Park, Minnesota, Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota Veterans Home, Missouri, New York Times, Oakland Cemetery, Old Soldiers Home, Roosevelt Dam, soldiers and Sailors Monument, St. Cloud State University, St. Paul, St. Paul After the Civil War, West Seventh Street
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Remarks on the Anniversary of the passing of Chief Little Crow
by Dean Urdahl Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force Hutchinson, Minnesota - (July 6, 2013) Two battles in the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 are officially listed as Civil War battles: Fort Ridgely and Wood Lake. The Minnesota Civil War Commemoration … Continue reading
Monument to 1st Minnesota at Gettysburg rededicated on 150th Anniversary
by Jeffrey S. Williams Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force On July 2, 1863, everything was chaos as smoke filled air, explosions from artillery pieces and cracking of musketry was heard throughout Gettysburg, Pa., a small borough with a population … Continue reading
Posted in 1863, Commemoration, Gettysburg, Regiments
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State Civil War Contingent Heads to Gettysburg to Share Minnesota’s Story
State legislators, authors, historians, students, part of group heading to historic battlefield for 150th anniversary programs, July 1-3 St. Paul, Minn. (June 28, 2013) – “‘Charge those lines!’ commanded General Winfield S. Hancock. Every man realized in an instant what … Continue reading
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Tagged 150th Anniversary, 1863, 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, 2013, Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, Battle of Gettysburg, Betty McCollum, Cemetery Ridge, Civil War Daybook, Dean Urdahl, Explore Minnesota Tourism, First Minnesota reenactors, Gettysburg, Gettysburg National Battlefield, July, Legacy Amendment, Mark Dayton, Mark Ritchie, Mary Murphy, Mike Benson, Minnesota and the Civil War, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota History Center, Minnesota National Guard, MNopedia, Pennsylvania, Pickett's Charge, Rick Nash, Roger Reinert, Steve Elliott, U.S.-Dakota War of 1862, William Lochren, Winfield Scott Hancock, Xcel Energy
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Panel Discussion for the film LINCOLN
The Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force hosted a premiere screening of the film “Lincoln” at the Theatres at Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota on November 16, 2012 with a post-film panel discussion. [amazon_link id=”1358327417″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link] … Continue reading
Posted in 1865, Film, Lincoln
Tagged 2012, Academy Award, Concordia University-St. Paul, Daniel Day Lewis, David Woodard, film, Golden Globes, Jeffrey S. Williams, Lincoln, Mall of America, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Minnesota Historical Society, November, Oscar, panel discussion, Paul Buchel, Randal Dietrich, Sally Field, Steven Spielberg, theater
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U.S.-Dakota War Sesquicentennial Commemorations Scheduled This Week
St. Paul, Minn. – Events are planned around the state this week to commemorate the anniversary of the 1862 U.S.-Dakota War, which began 150 years ago this week. The Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force released this updated schedule for events … Continue reading
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Tagged Birch Coolee, Brown County, Brown County Historical Society, Colette A. Hyman, Corinne Marz, Dakota Exile, Dakota Indians, Del IronCloud, events, Flandreau Santee Sioux Nation, Fort Ridgely, Fort Snelling, Gerhard Solbach, Hanska, Jackie Bird, Jeff Williamson, John LaBatte, John Trudell, Leavenworth, Legacy of Survival, Little Crow, Lois Glewwe, Loren Dean Boutin, Lowell Ueland, Michael Keigan, Michelle Terrell, Milford, Minnesota, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Minnesota Historical Society, Native Americans, New Ulm, New Ulm Public Library, Oakland Cemetery, Pat Hill, Pipestone, Richard Rothias, Sioux Uprising, South Dakota, St. Paul, Turner Halle, U.S.-Dakota War
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Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force unveils logo
Co-chairs Secretary of State Mark Ritchie and Rep. Dean Urdahl, and Civil War Commemoration Task Force members Brian Rice, D. Stephen Elliott and Jeffrey Williams presented the winning design from the task force’s logo contest and introduced the artist who … Continue reading