A contest will decide the design of a Minnesota commemoration logo marking the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Launched Tuesday by the state Civil War Commemoration Task Force, it is open to ...

Among that number is the Litchfield G.A.R. Civil War Roundtable, which will host Minnesota’s annual Civil War Symposium 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at the Litchfield Opera House.

Henry Vasterling of Le Sueur (leh soor) County died in the charge on Shy's Hill. The ceremonies are part of events honoring the participation of all Minnesota Civil War soldiers 150 years ago.

It often can seem like the Civil War, during which most battles were fought south of the Mason-Dixon line, took place a long way from Minnesota. Thousands of men from Minnesota fought in those ...

David Taylor, a native of Ireland, was a member of Co. K of the First Minnesota ... by the Governor's Civil War Commemoration Task Force, the Rochester Civil War Roundtable, and Utica Township.

Six paintings of Civil War battles have survived a political battle of their own and will remain prominently displayed in the Minnesota Capitol. The works of art have adorned the walls of the ...