GDG- First Minnesota

[John Gross]

Thanks to those who responded to my question. Just to clarify, nowhere in my
original post did I state which regiment fought the hardest, was the best,
etc. Here was that post:

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Depending which source you want to believe, can it still be said that the
First Minnesota suffered the highest percentage of killed and wounded on Day
2 in any Civil War battle?

For a century we used Fox's figure of 82%. More recent research says it may
be more like 70% +/-

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My purpose for asking the question is that I am writing an article that
pertains to the 1st Minesota and I need to summarize the unit's history in
about one or two paragraphs to readers who, although Civil War enthusiasts,
may or may not have the level of knowledge similar to what is on this
discussion group. So, being able to tell readers that the 1st Minnesota
suffered the highest percentage of K&W of any regiment during the war lets
them know the 1st Minn was a hard fought regiment, but not necessarily the
*hardest* fought. <g>

Please don't read more into my question than what it says.

John Gross
confederate at att.net



> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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>  As far as %'s go I would think it's fair to say that most regiments if
not all at Gettysburg or any other battle for that matter gave some sort of
supreme sacrifice.( Little Billy may be the one exception at Gettysburg )
They each deserve the utmost respect in this regard. Far too  many men and
women gave the final sacrifice in any one of these Companies,Regiments,
Brigades, Division's and Corps. To try and measure the actions or bravery of
a certain group based on %, I'm just not buying it. Consider Harpers Ferry,
those guys didn't turn out to be cowards after all did they?
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>  Just a personal feeling which is not intended to offend or ridicule
anyone on these boards. I know that some did not stand up as well as others
and should'nt be held in the same regard. Other then that enjoy your day
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