List of Minnesota Civil War units

Minnesota provided a large number of units in the American Civil War proportionate to its small population of approximately 170,000 in 1861-1865, with some 26,717 state volunteers being recorded, although a number of those are individuals who reenlisted in other units.

Infantry units

 * 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment
 * 2nd Minnesota Infantry Regiment
 * 3rd Minnesota Infantry Regiment
 * 4th Minnesota Infantry Regiment
 * 5th Minnesota Infantry Regiment
 * 6th Minnesota Infantry Regiment
 * 7th Minnesota Infantry Regiment
 * 8th Minnesota Infantry Regiment
 * 9th Minnesota Infantry Regiment
 * 10th Minnesota Infantry Regiment
 * 11th Minnesota Infantry Regiment
 * 1st Minnesota Infantry Battalion
 * 1st Minnesota Sharpshooters Company
 * 2nd Minnesota Sharpshooters Company


 * 15th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment This regiment, composed predominantly of Norwegian-speaking immigrants, enlisted many Norwegian-Americans from Minnesota. Company K was organized in Freeborn County, Minnesota, with the bulk of its recruits from Minnesota.

Cavalry units

 * 1st Minnesota Mounted Rangers
 * 2nd Minnesota Cavalry Regiment
 * Brackett's Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry
 * Hatch's Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry

Artillery units

 * 1st Minnesota Heavy Artillery Regiment
 * 1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery
 * 2nd Minnesota Light Artillery Battery
 * 3rd Minnesota Light Artillery Battery