History of the First Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1864 [electronic resource]: with maps and illustrations . ring the Mexican AVar, first asmajor in the Third Indiana, and during the battle ofBuena Vista was severely wounded; later was colonelof the Fourth Indiana and participated in several en-gagements in Mexico. He was elected to Congressfrom Indiana in 1848 and again in 1850, serving twoterms. In 1853 he was appointed Territorial Governorof Minnesota and came to St. Paul, which city wasever afterward his home. At the time he became colonel of the First Minne-sota, Governor Go
History of the First Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1864 [electronic resource]: with maps and illustrations . ring the Mexican AVar, first asmajor in the Third Indiana, and during the battle ofBuena Vista was severely wounded; later was colonelof the Fourth Indiana and participated in several en-gagements in Mexico. He was elected to Congressfrom Indiana in 1848 and again in 1850, serving twoterms. In 1853 he was appointed Territorial Governorof Minnesota and came to St. Paul, which city wasever afterward his home. At the time he became colonel of the First Minne-sota, Governor Gorman was forty-five years of age,in the prime of manhood, looked every inch the sol-dier and man. and it was felt that under his leader-ship the First Minnesota would make an honorablerecord, if not a distinguished one. He was promotedto brigadier-general October 1, 1861. General Gor-man died in St. Paul in May, 1876. Stephen Miller was born in Pennsyl-vania, in 1816. He edited the Harrisburg Telegraph,a AVhig journal, in 1S53-55, and came to Alinnesotain 1858, locating at St. Cloud. He was a prominent 10. BRIG. GEN. YTITVLTS A. GORMAN, The First foloncl of the Regiment. ITS ORGANIZATION Republican and knew little of military matters in1861, but he learned fast. He was promoted to col-onel of the Seventh Minnesota in August, 1862; be-came brigadier-general in October, 1863, and resignedin January, 1864, to assume the duties of Governorof Minnesota. He died at Worthington, Minn., inAugust, 1881. Major Dike was a Vermonter. He was at firstcaptain of Company G, the Faribault company Onhis promotion he was succeeded in the captaincy byHon. Lewis MeKune, who had been a member of theState constitutional convention. Colonel Gorman wasa staunch Democrat in politics and Lieutenant-ColonelMiller and Major Dike were Republicans, so the fieldorganization of the First Minnesota was non-partisan. With Colonel Gorman went his two sons, JamesVY Gorman, who was commissioned captain
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