Alfred B. Brackett, enlisted when 35 years old at St Paul, Ramsey County, MN as a Major.
On 2/1/1862 he was commissioned into Field & Staff MN Brackett's Cavalry. He was promoted to Lt Colonel on 3/13/1865 by brevet and to Colonel on 3/13/1865 by brevet. He was discharged on 5/16/1866.
Major Alfred B. Brackett, Commander---Brackett's Battalion, Minnesota Volunteer Cavalry
The battalion was mustered in at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. on December 5, 1861 as the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Companies, Minnesota Light Cavalry, and were mustered out on June 1, 1866. Minnesota volunteers reenlisted and achieved veteran status on January 1, 1864. The battalion returned to Minnesota on January 7, 1864, and was officially detached from the 5th Iowa Cavalry Regiment on February 25, 1864, being designated as Brackett's Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry at that time.
The battalion was mustered in at Fort Snelling on December 5, 1861 as the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Companies, Minnesota Light Cavalry, and were mustered out on June 1, 1866. After mustering, the battalion proceeded to Benton barricks, St Louis, Missouri and was attached to the Cutis Horse, later the 5th Iowa Volunteer Cavalry Regiment as Companies G, I, and K. The Minnesota volunteers reenlisted and achieved veteran status on January 1, 1864.
The battalion returned to Minnesota on January 7, 1864, and was officially detached from the 5th Iowa Cavalry Regiment on February 25, 1864, being designated as Brackett's Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry at that time. The battalion remained in garrison at Fort Snellking until May 1864 when it was transferred to Sioux City, Iowa. It participated in Brigadier General Alfred Sully's campaign against the Sioux west of the Mississippi River from June 4, 1864 to November 10, 1864. The battalion participated in the Battle of Tah Kah A Kuty or Killdeer Mountain. July 28, 1864, the engagement at Two Hills, Bad Lands, Little Missouri River, August 8 to 9, 1864, and the rescue of Fisk's Emigrant train, September 10 to 30,1864. The battalion spent the winter of 1864-65 at Fort Ridgely, Minnesota and then served in Sully's operations against the Sioux during the summer and fall of 1865. The Minnesotans spent the winter of 1865-66 on patrol out of Sioux City before being mustered out in June 1866.
Source..internet blog site also found at MN Historical Society...
Roselawn Cemetery in Roseville, MN--: Major Alfred B. Brackett, Born 22 May 1926 New Market NH, Died 22 Sep 1892, Ramsey County, MN, USA---head of Bracket's Battalion of Minnesota Cavalry,
which served in the Sully Expedition to the Dakotas in 1864.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Brackett&GSiman=1&GScid=83204&GRid=34383165&
On 2/1/1862 he was commissioned into Field & Staff MN Brackett's Cavalry. He was promoted to Lt Colonel on 3/13/1865 by brevet and to Colonel on 3/13/1865 by brevet. He was discharged on 5/16/1866.
Major Alfred B. Brackett, Commander---Brackett's Battalion, Minnesota Volunteer Cavalry
The battalion was mustered in at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. on December 5, 1861 as the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Companies, Minnesota Light Cavalry, and were mustered out on June 1, 1866. Minnesota volunteers reenlisted and achieved veteran status on January 1, 1864. The battalion returned to Minnesota on January 7, 1864, and was officially detached from the 5th Iowa Cavalry Regiment on February 25, 1864, being designated as Brackett's Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry at that time.
The battalion was mustered in at Fort Snelling on December 5, 1861 as the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Companies, Minnesota Light Cavalry, and were mustered out on June 1, 1866. After mustering, the battalion proceeded to Benton barricks, St Louis, Missouri and was attached to the Cutis Horse, later the 5th Iowa Volunteer Cavalry Regiment as Companies G, I, and K. The Minnesota volunteers reenlisted and achieved veteran status on January 1, 1864.
The battalion returned to Minnesota on January 7, 1864, and was officially detached from the 5th Iowa Cavalry Regiment on February 25, 1864, being designated as Brackett's Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry at that time. The battalion remained in garrison at Fort Snellking until May 1864 when it was transferred to Sioux City, Iowa. It participated in Brigadier General Alfred Sully's campaign against the Sioux west of the Mississippi River from June 4, 1864 to November 10, 1864. The battalion participated in the Battle of Tah Kah A Kuty or Killdeer Mountain. July 28, 1864, the engagement at Two Hills, Bad Lands, Little Missouri River, August 8 to 9, 1864, and the rescue of Fisk's Emigrant train, September 10 to 30,1864. The battalion spent the winter of 1864-65 at Fort Ridgely, Minnesota and then served in Sully's operations against the Sioux during the summer and fall of 1865. The Minnesotans spent the winter of 1865-66 on patrol out of Sioux City before being mustered out in June 1866.
Source..internet blog site also found at MN Historical Society...
Roselawn Cemetery in Roseville, MN--: Major Alfred B. Brackett, Born 22 May 1926 New Market NH, Died 22 Sep 1892, Ramsey County, MN, USA---head of Bracket's Battalion of Minnesota Cavalry,
which served in the Sully Expedition to the Dakotas in 1864.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Brackett&GSiman=1&GScid=83204&GRid=34383165&
Alfred B. Brackett, enlisted when 35 years old at St Paul, Ramsey County, MN as a Major.
On 2/1/1862 he was commissioned into Field & Staff MN Brackett's Cavalry. He was promoted to Lt Colonel on 3/13/1865 by brevet and to Colonel on 3/13/1865 by brevet. He was discharged on 5/16/1866.
Major Alfred B. Brackett, Commander---Brackett's Battalion, Minnesota Volunteer Cavalry
The battalion was mustered in at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. on December 5, 1861 as the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Companies, Minnesota Light Cavalry, and were mustered out on June 1, 1866. Minnesota volunteers reenlisted and achieved veteran status on January 1, 1864. The battalion returned to Minnesota on January 7, 1864, and was officially detached from the 5th Iowa Cavalry Regiment on February 25, 1864, being designated as Brackett's Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry at that time.
The battalion was mustered in at Fort Snelling on December 5, 1861 as the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Companies, Minnesota Light Cavalry, and were mustered out on June 1, 1866. After mustering, the battalion proceeded to Benton barricks, St Louis, Missouri and was attached to the Cutis Horse, later the 5th Iowa Volunteer Cavalry Regiment as Companies G, I, and K. The Minnesota volunteers reenlisted and achieved veteran status on January 1, 1864.
The battalion returned to Minnesota on January 7, 1864, and was officially detached from the 5th Iowa Cavalry Regiment on February 25, 1864, being designated as Brackett's Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry at that time. The battalion remained in garrison at Fort Snellking until May 1864 when it was transferred to Sioux City, Iowa. It participated in Brigadier General Alfred Sully's campaign against the Sioux west of the Mississippi River from June 4, 1864 to November 10, 1864. The battalion participated in the Battle of Tah Kah A Kuty or Killdeer Mountain. July 28, 1864, the engagement at Two Hills, Bad Lands, Little Missouri River, August 8 to 9, 1864, and the rescue of Fisk's Emigrant train, September 10 to 30,1864. The battalion spent the winter of 1864-65 at Fort Ridgely, Minnesota and then served in Sully's operations against the Sioux during the summer and fall of 1865. The Minnesotans spent the winter of 1865-66 on patrol out of Sioux City before being mustered out in June 1866.
Source..internet blog site also found at MN Historical Society...
Roselawn Cemetery in Roseville, MN--: Major Alfred B. Brackett, Born 22 May 1926 New Market NH, Died 22 Sep 1892, Ramsey County, MN, USA---head of Bracket's Battalion of Minnesota Cavalry,
which served in the Sully Expedition to the Dakotas in 1864.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Brackett&GSiman=1&GScid=83204&GRid=34383165&
On 2/1/1862 he was commissioned into Field & Staff MN Brackett's Cavalry. He was promoted to Lt Colonel on 3/13/1865 by brevet and to Colonel on 3/13/1865 by brevet. He was discharged on 5/16/1866.
Major Alfred B. Brackett, Commander---Brackett's Battalion, Minnesota Volunteer Cavalry
The battalion was mustered in at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. on December 5, 1861 as the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Companies, Minnesota Light Cavalry, and were mustered out on June 1, 1866. Minnesota volunteers reenlisted and achieved veteran status on January 1, 1864. The battalion returned to Minnesota on January 7, 1864, and was officially detached from the 5th Iowa Cavalry Regiment on February 25, 1864, being designated as Brackett's Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry at that time.
The battalion was mustered in at Fort Snelling on December 5, 1861 as the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Companies, Minnesota Light Cavalry, and were mustered out on June 1, 1866. After mustering, the battalion proceeded to Benton barricks, St Louis, Missouri and was attached to the Cutis Horse, later the 5th Iowa Volunteer Cavalry Regiment as Companies G, I, and K. The Minnesota volunteers reenlisted and achieved veteran status on January 1, 1864.
The battalion returned to Minnesota on January 7, 1864, and was officially detached from the 5th Iowa Cavalry Regiment on February 25, 1864, being designated as Brackett's Battalion, Minnesota Cavalry at that time. The battalion remained in garrison at Fort Snellking until May 1864 when it was transferred to Sioux City, Iowa. It participated in Brigadier General Alfred Sully's campaign against the Sioux west of the Mississippi River from June 4, 1864 to November 10, 1864. The battalion participated in the Battle of Tah Kah A Kuty or Killdeer Mountain. July 28, 1864, the engagement at Two Hills, Bad Lands, Little Missouri River, August 8 to 9, 1864, and the rescue of Fisk's Emigrant train, September 10 to 30,1864. The battalion spent the winter of 1864-65 at Fort Ridgely, Minnesota and then served in Sully's operations against the Sioux during the summer and fall of 1865. The Minnesotans spent the winter of 1865-66 on patrol out of Sioux City before being mustered out in June 1866.
Source..internet blog site also found at MN Historical Society...
Roselawn Cemetery in Roseville, MN--: Major Alfred B. Brackett, Born 22 May 1926 New Market NH, Died 22 Sep 1892, Ramsey County, MN, USA---head of Bracket's Battalion of Minnesota Cavalry,
which served in the Sully Expedition to the Dakotas in 1864.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Brackett&GSiman=1&GScid=83204&GRid=34383165&
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