The 4th Minnesota Infantry Regiment was mustered into Federal service by companies at
Fort Snelling,
Minnesota, between October 4 and December 23, 1861, and moved to Benton Barracks,
St. Louis, Missouri, on April 23, 1862. The 4th Minnesota Infantry participated in
Maj. Gen. Henry Wager Halleck's advance on and
Siege of Corinth,
Mississippi, from May 18 to May 30, 1862. The regiment participated in
Ulysses S. Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign from November 1862 to January 1863. Participation in Grant's
Vicksburg Campaign followed, with the 4th Minnesota fighting in the
Battle of Port Gibson on May 1, 1863, the
Battle of Raymond on May 12, the
Battle of Jackson on May 14, the
Battle of Champion's Hill May 16, the
Battle of Big Black River on May 17 and the
Siege of Vicksburg from May 18 to July 4, 1863. The regiment performed garrison duty at Vicksburg followed the surrender, remaining at that location until September 12, 1863. The regiment participated in the
Third Battle of Chattanooga from November 23–27 1863, then was on garrison duty at
Bridgeport and
Huntsville in
Alabama, until June 1864, having Veteranized during the spring of 1864. It participated in
Sherman's March to the Sea from November 15 to December 10, 1864, finishing the war during the
Carolinas campaign from January to April 1865 and then participated in the
Grand Review of the Armies on May 24, 1865. The 4th Minnesota Infantry was mustered out on July 19, 1865, and was discharged from service at
St. Paul,
Minnesota, on August 7, 1865. ==Casualties==