With this group we wish to encourage a healthy community void of drama which is our practice due to the older age of our main player base.
We shall be training in both historical and practical methods to provide our group a sense of professionalism so every man knows his duties during events.
We will provide a competitive aspect to our gameplay. Be that accuracy through musketry or the use of bayonets.
Having fun(the whole reason we play video games to begin with)
As the game makes progress we plan on having option for all varieties of forces for our members to be able to move through so they're not stuck in one branch and can learn different way to play.
Infantry
Sharpshooters
Cavalry
Artillery
Throughout the 1st Minnesota we shall have a variety of historical ranks a player can achieve through experience and merit.
New players will almost always start off as a Recruit which will be a probationary period until deemed fit for service and promoted to Private.
1861
April 13th Alexander Ramsey hears a report of the loss of Ft. Sumpter on the evening of Saturday
April 14th Ramsey finds Secretary of War Cameron and declares 1000 volunteers to the Federal forces. Cameron delivers the tender of troops to President Abraham Lincoln and becoming the first Volunteers for the Union army
April 29th all 1000 volunteers were mustered into the 1st Minnesotas 10 companies (A-K) at Fort Snelling, St. Paul under the command of Col. Willis Gorman
1st Bull Run July 21st marched via the Warrenton Pike to Bull Run and arrived around 11AM
The 1st Minnesota Regiment moved to the support of Ricketts Battery, and gallantly engaged the enemy at that point. The regiment behaved exceedingly well. - Col. W.B Franklin 2nd brig.
I then led up the Minnesota regiment, it did good service on our right flank, and was among the last to retire coming off the field.%u201D - Col. S.P Heintzelman 3rd Division Commander
Initially engaged the Confederate forces then retreated in an orderly fashion via the Warrenton Pike to the outskirts of Washington D.C.
42 Killed, 281 Wounded and 30 Missing for a total of 353 casualties during Bull Run
Balls Bluff October 20th-22nd 1st Minnesota provided 65 men for boat duty across Edwards Ferry and the remainder were rear guard and was the last to return to Maryland from Leesburg
November remained in Camp Stone during the winter months
1862
March 10th-11th reached Berryville Virginia and repelled Col. Ashbys Confederate cavalrymen
May 4th reassigned to the 2nd Division 2nd Corp 1st Brigade, 2nd Brigade was led by BG Gorman and 3rd Brigade by BG P.J.T. Dana, both being previous colonels of the 1st MN
May 23rd marched to and camped north of Savage Station on the Chickahominy River. In the following days were assigned to make a bridge after all others failed constructing the %u201CGrapevine Bridge%u201D
Seven Pines May 31st in the afternoon the 1st led Sedgwicks division across the Grapevine Bridge
1stMN Being detached and operating on my right, was under a severe fire, which they received and returned with great coolness and gallantry. BG W.A. Gorman
Seven Pines June 1st deployed but not engaged. 2 enlisted men wounded
June 25th aided in combat against Benjamin Hugers, attacking and being counter-attacked
Savage's Station June 29th McClellan ordered a general retreat from Fair Oaks area on the 28th the 1stMN provided rear guard defence during the retreat
At 9AM contact was made at Allens farm 2 miles away from Savages Station against MacGruder.
Midday the 1stMN was one of the last to leave Savages Station over the White Oaks Swamp Bridge before it was destroyed.
1stMN was deployed to the center of the Union line at Nelsons Farm where they held for the rest of the day. Several men were wounded including Cpt William S. Coville
Late in the day we were hurriedly sent to Glendale, moving for most of the distance at double-quick Gen. Sumner personally ordered us into the frontline saying: Boys, I shall not see many of you again, but I know you will hold that line. Then men rose with a cheer and Dana, whose brigade was engaged nearby, said: I will place my old regiment; and led us to our position in the line. - William Lochren of the 1st Minnesota
6PM 1stMN was positioned in the reserves at the rear of the AoP at Binfords Oat Field
2nd Bull Run September 1st-2nd Placed as a rear guard on the road leading to Vienna following the army to Chantilly at dawn of the 2nd
Placed on Flint Hill held off against confederate artillery and cavalry then suffered friendly fire from the 9thNY cavalry resulting in 4 killed and 5 wounded then fell back as rear guard to the outer defence of Washington D.C.
Antietam September 17th advanced towards the West Woods near the Dunkers Church
The 1st Minnesota Regiment fired with so much coolness and accuracy that they brought down... several times one of the enemy - BG W.A. Gorman
Retiring in line of battle we again halted outside the woods, to hold the enemy in cheek while the rest were retiring. We were soon again engaged with the enemy but seeing the enemy turning my right. I ordered the line to fall back in line of battle Col. A. Sully
September 18th a truce was called to collect the dead and wounded. The 1stMN had 15 killed,60 wounded and 15 missing for a total of 90 casualties.
Fredericksburg November 13th placed on the extreme right flank next to the battery of the confederate artillery main focus, several regiments withdrew but the 1stMN held their ground. 2 officers and 13 men were wounded.
Sully, your 1st Minnesota doesnt run. - MG O.O. Howard
1863
January 20th 1stMN remains in camp outside of Fredericksburg in plain sight while diversionary forces perform the Mud March
May 1st LtCol. William Coville appointed leader of 1stMN and promoted to Col.
May 3rd Company F 1stLt. Hezekiah Bruce and 25 men lead Sedgwick's VI Corps to the capture of Maryes Heights
Gettysburg July 1st arrives at Gettysburg at night
July 2nd MG Hancock orders 1stMN to charge against the Confederates to buy time for reinforcements to fill in the gap left by General Sickles at Plum Run
Hancock: What regiment is this?
Coville: The First Minnesota.
Hancock: Charge those lines.
Coville: Attention! 1stMN...Forward double-quick, March!
215 men wounded or killed out of 262 men
July 3rd able bodies survivors of the previous day's charge were placed on Cemetery Hill defensive position on Hancocks far left of his 2nd Corps line.
Company F returned from skirmishing duty and C from provisional guard duty the men totaling in 140 men.
Private Marshall Sherman captured the 28th Virginia battle flag during Pickett's charge
1stMN total Gettysburg casualties: 50 killed 173 wounded 1 missing for a total of 224 casualties
2 Medal of Honor recipients: Co. E Cpl. Henry D. Co. C Marshall Sherman
July 4th - August 14th Cpt. H.C. Coates appointed to 1stMN commander
Was moved to quell the New york riots occurring at this time
Help in day to day duties around the area to help with controlling the draft riots and being rotated in and out of duty
October 11th served as rear guard of Meade's Army from Culpeper Courthouse
Bristoe Station October 14th was sent to Broad Run and deployed to the right flank on the railroad embankment
advanced as skirmishers and captured 322 prisoners after recognizing them from cemetery ridge
After midnight fell across the Broad River and followed the Union retreat
1 man killed 20 men wounded and 1 man missing for a total of 22 casualties
Mine Run November 27th
At 8 A.M. 1st Brigade, in the reserve, in two lines,15th Massachusetts as skirmishers, on the extreme right of the division line. The 1st Minnesota and the 82nd New York deployed upon the 15th Massachusetts. Being pressed by the enemy. The 152nd New York was detached. The 19th Maine was held in reserve. The extreme right came suddenly upon the enemy who delivered a heavy volley and fell back. Orders were received to abandon the movement. - Col. Baxter of the 72nd Pennsylvania Volunteers, Official Report
The 1st Minnesota reported 0 casualties
1864
February 5th received orders to return home, marched to Brandy Station on the Orange & Alexandria railroad then returning to Washington D.C. by train
February 6th a grand banquet was held in the honor of the 1st Minnesota at the National Hotel at which 309 of the regiment members attended including Minnesota State Representative W. Windom
Secretary of War E. Stanton and Vice President H. Hamlin and special guest William Coville who was recovering from wounds received at Gettysburg
April 28th a grand review was held at Fort Snelling by the 1st Minnesota Regiment before Governor Steven Miller(former LtCol of 1stMN)
April 29th men were mustered out of Federal service and later forming the 1st Minnesota Battalion who saw action in the Petersburg and Appomattox Campaigns
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