Christopher B. Heffelfinger papers, 1861-1929.

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Christopher B. Heffelfinger papers, 1861-1929.

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Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and military papers of this Minneapolis (Minn.) resident, documenting his Civil War service with the First Minnesota Infantry, Co. D (1861-1864) and the First Minnesota Heavy Artillery (1865). They include information on his experiences at the First Battle of Bull Run and on the First Minnesota at the Battle of Gettysburg, and a sutler's account book kept by him in 1863.

3 folders, incl. 1 v.

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6768467

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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Heffelfinger, Christopher

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Christopher B. Heffelfinger was born in Pennsylvania in 1834 and came to Minneapolis in 1857. From 1861 through 1864 he served in Company D of the First Minnesota Infantry Regiment, rising in rank from sergeant to captain. After serving the full term of his three-year enlistment, Heffelfinger was mustered out at Fort Snelling in May 1864. After a brief appointment as a relief agent in the United States Sanitary Commission in 1864, he re-enlisted in April 1865 and was appointed a major in the Fir...

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Colvill, William, 1830-1905.

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United States. Army. Minnesota Heavy Artillery Regiment, 1st (1864-1865).

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United States. Army. Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864). Company D

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