August 15, 2005

Fort Snelling Carvings

(Filed under: History)

More than 140 years ago Union soldiers stationed at Fort Snelling carved their names into the bluff. Last December those carvings were uncovered, adding even more history to Fort Snelling.

The three soldiers who carved their names on April 1, 1864 were part of the 25,000 soldiers who called Fort Snelling home during the Civil War. Shortly after the carving the soliders went west to fight the Dakota and then returned to the south to fight in the Civil War.

Posted by kevin at August 15, 2005 10:27 AM

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