Evan Sallee
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For folks wondering why they keep hearing about the First Minnesota, and its role in saving the Union during the Battle of Gettysburg, this historian broke down what happened and how the First's memory is still honored in the state:
2nd July 1863. Battle of Gettysburg. For perhaps the only time in the entire war the Confederates seem to be winning.
Dan Sickles, commander III Corps, is ordered hold on Cemetery Ridge. For reasons unknown he advances. Broken, his men begin to flee.
This is the moment on which the war depends /1
Dan Sickles, commander III Corps, is ordered hold on Cemetery Ridge. For reasons unknown he advances. Broken, his men begin to flee.
This is the moment on which the war depends /1
January 14, 2026 at 6:39 PM
For folks wondering why they keep hearing about the First Minnesota, and its role in saving the Union during the Battle of Gettysburg, this historian broke down what happened and how the First's memory is still honored in the state:
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