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Civil War

Article About the Attack on Fort Sumter
Title: Article About the Attack on Fort Sumter
Type: Newspaper
Date: 1861
Source: Goodhue County Republican

Description: When Fort Sumter was attacked, signaling the start of the Civil War, the Goodhue County Republican in Red Wing published this account of the event.
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List of Red Wing Volunteers
Title: List of Red Wing Volunteers
Type: Newspaper
Date: 1861
Source: Goodhue County Republican

Description: This article in the Goodhue County Republican listed the Red Wing volunteers who enlisted to serve in the Civil War.
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Letter From Fort Snelling
Title: Letter From Fort Snelling
Type: Letter
Date: 1861
Source: Minnesota Historical Society

Description: Edward L. Davis, a member of the Minnesota First regiment, wrote this letter during his training at Fort Snelling.
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Letter From Washington D.C.
Title: Letter From Washington D.C.
Type: Letter
Date: 1861
Source: Minnesota Historical Society

Description: After three months in the army, Edward L. Davis wrote this letter from Washington, D.C.
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Minnesota Troops at Gettysburg
Title: Minnesota Troops at Gettysburg
Type: Newspaper
Date: 1863
Source: Goodhue County Republican

Description: The Goodhue County Republican published this account of the Minnesota regiments in the battle of Gettysburg.
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Lucius Hubbard Writes About the End of the War
Title: Lucius Hubbard Writes About the End of the War
Type: Letter
Date: 1865
Source: Minnesota Historical Society

Description: Lucius F. Hubbard wrote this letter to his aunt after hearing of the end of the war and the assassination of President Lincoln.
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