On This Date in Minnesota History: July 2

July 2, 1863 - The Union soldiers of the 1st Minnesota “are most remembered for their actions during the second day's fighting at Gettysburg, where the regiment prevented the Confederates from pushing the Federals off of Cemetery Ridge, a position that was to be crucial in the battle.”¹ Two hundred and fifteen of 262 men were wounded or killed.<sup>2

1</sup>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Minnesota_Volunteer_Infantry

²http://www.thehistorypeople.com/data/docs/timeline-part1.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bachelder_Gettysburg_Battlefield.jpg

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