The 9th Minnesota Regiment Volunteer Infantry was an infantry

Infantry

Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...

 regiment

Regiment

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 that served in the Union Army

Union Army

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 in the Western Theater of the American Civil War

Western Theater of the American Civil War

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Service

The 9th Minnesota was recruited into Federal service at Camp Release, Hutchinson

Hutchinson, Minnesota

According to the 2000 United States Census , there were 13,080 people, 5,333 households, and 3,418 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,763.6 people per square mile . There were 5,667 housing units at an average density of 764.1 per square mile...

, Glencoe

Glencoe, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,453 people, 2,103 households, and 1,446 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,045.6 people per square mile . There were 2,169 housing units at an average density of 813.7 per square mile...

, Fort Ridgely

Fort Ridgely

Fort Ridgely was a United States Army outpost near the Dakota reservation in southwestern Minnesota . Built between 1853–1855, it played an important role in the Dakota War of 1862...

, Fort Snelling and St. Peter, Minnesota

St. Peter, Minnesota

St. Peter is a city in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 11,196 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Nicollet County.St...

, between August 15 and October 31, 1862.

It was mustered out on August 24, 1865.

Casualties

The 9th Minnesota Infantry suffered 6 officers and 41 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 3 officers and 224 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 274 fatalities.

Colonels

• Colonel Alexander Wilken - August 24, 1862, to July 14, 1864.
• Colonel Josiah F. Marsh - July 27, 1864, to August 19, 1865.