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You could search your life and not find another collection like this. This is a collection that all came from Stephen E. Martin of Company K, First Minnesota Volunteers. He was the last surviving member of Company K. He fought at Bull Run, Antietam, and made the suicide charge at Gettysburg. He got through the entire Civil War as one of the very, very few 1st MN soldiers who were never wounded. You can see the 28th Virginian Infantry battle flag they took during the Gettysburg charge on display at the MN capitol and think that Stephen probably had a hand in taking it, and likely got a good lon... |
