Washburn, Edson D., ca. 1842-
Biographical notes:
Edson Washburn was born in New York and moved with his family to Otsego (Wright County), Minnesota while a child. He enlisted in the 8th Minnesota Infantry Regiment, Company E, on August 14, 1862 (age 20) and was mustered out on July 11, 1862, as a corporal. He participated in the Sully Expedition against the Dakota Indians (1864) and in the Civil War (Dec. 1864-May 1865) as part of the Third Brigade, First Division, 23rd Army Corps.
From the guide to the Edson Washburn diaries, 1863-1865., (Minnesota Historical Society)
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Subjects:
- Dakota Indians
- Military discipline
- Military discipline
- Sully Expeditions, 1863-1865
- Sully Expeditions, 1863-1965
Occupations:
- Soldiers
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- Southern States (as recorded)
- Confederate States of America (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- South Dakota (as recorded)
- North Dakota (as recorded)
- Minnesota (as recorded)
- North Dakota (as recorded)
- Fort Ripley (Minn.) (as recorded)
- Minnesota (as recorded)
- Southern States (as recorded)
- South Dakota (as recorded)
- Fort Ripley (Minn.). (as recorded)
