Although Minnesota had been a state for less than three years when the Civil War broke out, Minnesotans answered the call to arms and played pivotal roles in the conflict. Nearly 25,000 Minnesotans took up arms, or about one of every seven people in the state. Dr. Lund follows some of their stories across the nation from the banks of the Potomac, to the Arkansas River, and even the hills of Gettysburg.

