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251. Missionary Paper, Number 14 by the Bishop Seabury Mission, Faribault, Minnesota

Date Created:
1861-03
Description:
Episcopalian short papers detailing missionary work among the Native Americans in Minnesota. Lent Greetings to our female co-laborers.
Contributing Institution:
College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

252. Letter from Rhoda George to her children and Anta from Camp Anderson, Lebanon Junction, Kentucky

Creator:
George, Rhoda
Date Created:
1861-03-21
Description:
Rhoda George wrote this letter to her family from Camp Anderson (Lebanon Junction, Kentucky) to her children. She describes her son Ned, meals she has made, the health and well-being of family friends, making clothes for Ned and other correspondence from home.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

253. Missionary Paper, Number 18 by the Bishop Seabury Mission, Faribault, Minnesota

Creator:
Bishop Seabury Mission
Date Created:
1861-10
Description:
Episcopalian short papers detailing missionary work among the Native Americans in Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

254. Letter to Captain William Markham from Alexander Ramsey, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Ramsey, Alexander
Date Created:
1861-11-29
Description:
Alexander Ramsey wrote this letter from Saint Paul. He discusses the rules and judgment that affect the appointedment of officers to new and existing regiments.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

255. Letter from Rhoda George to her daughter Helen from Lebanon Junction, Kentucky

Creator:
George, Rhoda
Date Created:
1861-12-18
Description:
Rhoda George wrote this letter from Lebanon Junction, Kentucy. She mentions her husband's military duties, family friends and life in Lebanon. She describes the bed bugs in her room and inquires about financial situations at home and money she has mailed home.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

256. Letter written by Rhoda George to her daughters from Lebanon Junction, Kentucky

Creator:
George, Rhoda
Date Created:
1861-12-25
Description:
The letter starts with a short note to Helen from Clinton Cilley. Rhoda George wrote this letter from Lebanon Junction, Kentucky. She describes her new lodgings and their Christmas dinner. She mentions details of their life in Kentucky.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

257. Letter from James George and Rhoda George to their children from Lebanon, Kentucky

Creator:
George, Rhoda
Date Created:
1861-12-31
Description:
James George wrote a short greeting to his children at the beginning of the letter and tells them that his regiment will march out the next day. Rhoda and Ned were expected to stay in Lebanon, Kentucky, until other lodgings could be found. Rhoda mentions her cooking, Mr. Cilley and other acquaintances. The letter is continued by Rhoda the next day as she describes her loniness at the departure of her husband from Lebanon Junction, Kentucky.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

258. War Eagle riverboat, Red Wing, Minnesota

Date Created:
1861?
Description:
View of the War Eagle riverboat carrying Red Wing volunteers to the Civil War in 1861.
Contributing Institution:
Goodhue County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

259. Winona Normal School's first building, Winona, Minnesota

Date Created:
1861?
Description:
Postcard of Winona with an arrow added to point at the first building used by the Winona Normal School.
Contributing Institution:
Winona State University, Darrell W. Krueger Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

260. Dakota Native Americans and Dr. Thomas Williamson near the Upper Sioux Agency, Minnesota

Creator:
Whitney, Joel E., 1822-1886
Date Created:
1862
Description:
This photograph shows several Dakota Native Americans and Dr. Thomas Williamson at his home near the Upper Sioux Agency in 1862.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

261. Early view, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1862
Description:
This photograph shows a portion of the east side of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The building at the far right is on the 300 block.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

262. First Episcopal Church at the Lower Sioux Agency, Morton, Minnesota

Date Created:
1862
Description:
View of the First Episopal Church under construction in the summer of 1862. This first church was known as St. John Evangelist, but was never completed. It was destroyed on August 18, 1862 during the Dakota Conflict of 1862. The church is now known as St. Cornelia's Church at Lower Sioux Agency.
Contributing Institution:
Renville County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

263. Letter from James George and Rhoda George to their children

Creator:
George, James
Date Created:
1862
Description:
The subjects covered in this undated letter are family friends, military training, Ned, clothes, and lodgings.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

264. Portrait of soldier Ernst Bossling, Belle Plaine, Minnesota

Date Created:
1862
Description:
Studio portrait of Union Soldier, who was killed one year later in action (probably Civil War). He is wearing complete uniform with hat, rifle and sword. Studio background has a scene depicting a field and Union soldiers conversing near their camp.
Contributing Institution:
Scott County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

265. Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of St. Paul, for the Year Ending April 15th, 1862

Creator:
City of St. Paul, Minnesota
Date Created:
1862
Description:
Proceedings of the city of St. Paul Common Council for 1861-62, including: City Government officers. The book primarily concerns correspondence and city resolutions.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Government records

266. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Minnesota, Volume V

Creator:
Minnesota Supreme Court
Date Created:
1862
Description:
Cases argued and determined in the Minnesota Supreme Court in 1862.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Law Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Books

267. 230 South Front Street, Mankato, Minnesota

Date Created:
1862
Description:
Exterior view of 230 South Front Street with a view of the Mankato Union Office, Bookstore and Stage Office.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

268. The Legislative Manual, Compiled for the use of the members of the fourth state Legislature

Date Created:
1862
Description:
Legislative Reference manual for the State of Minnesota containing Permanent Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives, Joint Rules and lists of members of the Senate and House of Representatives for the year 1862.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Text
Format:
Books

269. Portrait of Col. William Crooks in St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Whitney, Joel E., 1822-1886
Date Created:
1862 - 1864
Description:
This is a photograph of Col. William Crooks in his army uniform. Crooks was the commander of Minnesota's Sixth Regiment of Volunteer Infantry until October 28, 1864.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

270. Portrait of Jacob Dieter, Olmsted County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1862 - 1864
Description:
Jacob Dieter is photographed in his Civil War uniform. He enlisted in 1862 and served in company F of the Ninth Minnesota Regiment. His family accompanied him to Fort Ridgely, Minnesota and returned home when his unit was sent to another location. Jacob Dieter was reported missing after the battle of Guntown. He had been captured by the Confederate forces along with twenty-six other Olmsted County men. The group was transferred to Andersonville Prison. On June 22, 1864, he wrote his last letter from Andersonville Prison. He jumped off a train while being transferred to another prison, but was re-captured. He died in Salisbury Prison in 1864 at the age of thirty-eight.
Contributing Institution:
Olmsted County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

271. Portrait of Benjamin Rogers, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1862 - 1865
Description:
This photograph shows St. Peter Civil War veteran Benjamin Rogers in his uniform. He served in Company D of the Ninth Regiment of Minnesota Volunteer Infantry.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

272. Portrait of Reverend Aaron H. Kerr, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Tuttle
Date Created:
1862 - 1865
Description:
This is a photograph of Rev. Aaron H. Kerr, a Presbyterian minister in St. Peter, who became the chaplain of Minnesota's Ninth Regiment of Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

273. Portrait of Lt. John Kinsman Hezlep, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1862 - 1867
Description:
Portrait of St. Peter resident Lt. John Kinsman Hezlep, a member of the West Point Class of 1865 (where he graduated #14 in a class of 68). He was the son of George Hezlep, one of the members of the St. Peter Company, the group of men who founded the community of St. Peter. Hezlep served in the U.S. Infantry and Engineers and died in service of Yellow Fever on August 13, 1867 at Fort Morgan, Alabama.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

274. Portrait of Governor Henry Swift, St. Peter, Minnesota

Date Created:
1862 - 1869
Description:
This is a photograph of Governor Henry Swift from St. Peter, Minnesota. Swift was the third Governor of Minnesota and served from July 10, 1863 to January 11, 1864.
Contributing Institution:
Nicollet County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

275. Collage of portraits from Company A, Seventh Regiment, Volunteer Infantry, 1862-1865, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Giguere, N.A.
Date Created:
1862 - 1885
Description:
Collage of studio portraits from Minnesota Company A, Seventh Regiment, Volunteer Infantry, 1862, including 52 oval portraits of Civil War soldiers, some in uniform and some in later years. An eagle, flag, and banners appear at the top.
Contributing Institution:
Northfield Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits
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