The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.

Friday, July 9, 2021

Further Research on the 7th Minnesota, Henry Mills and the 'Bloody Shirt'

In July 2 I wrote about the newly acquired "Bloody Shirt" of Henry Mills of the 7th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry.  He used it to staunch the flow of blood from a wound he received at the Battle of Nashville in December 1864.

I am going to be doing some more research on this event.

From Wikipedia.    The Union Order of Battle for the Battle of Nashville.

The 7th Minnesota was part of a detachment serving there from the Army of the Tennessee under Major general Andrew J. Smith.

They were in:

FIRST DIVISION under Brig. Gen. John McArthur

THIRD BRIGADE under  Col. Sylvester G. Hill (killed), then Col. William R. Marshall.

12th Iowa-- Lt.C. John H. Stibbs

35th Iowa--  Major William Dill, Capt. Abraham N. Snyder

7th Minnesota--  Col. William R. Marshall, then Lt.C. George Bradley (Marshall took command of the Third Brigade after the death of Col. Sylvester G. Hill.

33rd Missouri--  William H. Heath

Battery I, 2nd Missouri Light Artillery--  Capt. Stephen H. Julian

--Old Secesh


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