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During the Sioux Uprising of 1862 in southern Minnesota, citizen soldiers formed up into regiments to protect their lives and property. Our Scandinavian ancestors, farmers by occupation, quickly became soldiers.
Many of these citizen soldiers came from the area called Norseland, near St. Peter, Minnesota. The regiments they formed are listed below. Help us identify the men of these regiments:
Scandinavian Guard of Nicollet County, Minnesota
The St. Peter Frontier Guards
The St. Peter Guards
The Mankato Company of Volunteers
The Mankato Home Guards
The Brown County Militia
The Winnebago City Guards
Captain Post's Company of Mounted Infantry
The Le Sueur Tigers
Attached Company, Ninth Minnesota Regiment, Company B
The Sibley Guards
The Goodhue County Rangers
Captain John Belm's Company
The Frontier Avengers
The Eureka Squad
David D. Lloyd's Company
Captain Mark Hendrick's Battery of Light Artillery
Squad of Citizens Commanded by Hon. Wm. P. Dole
The Malmros Guards
The Independent Rangers of Carver County
The Red Wing Cavalry
The Marine Guards of Washington County
The Lake Prairie Rangers
The Faxon Rangers
The Hutchinson Guards
The Chisago County Rangers
Bierbauer's Company of Riflemen
Company Organized by Major Charles R. Read
Captain Fred Meile's Milford Company
Captain William Winkelmann's Company
