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PART
14
MINNESOTA
No. Soldier Name Side Function Regiment Name
1
Higgins, Eben B.
Union
Artillery
1st Regiment, Minnesota Heavy Artillery
Source:
Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars
1861-1865. St. Paul: Pioneer Press, 1890
Enlisted and commissioned as a Lieutenant 1st Class on February 20 1865 at the age of 42 in Company I, 1st
Minnesota Heavy Artillery Regiment. Mustered out on September 27 1865
HIGGINS EBBIN B 37 M W ME MN DAKOTA CASTLE ROCK TWP
1860
HIGGINS E B 48 M W ME MN DAKOTA CASTLE ROCK 1870
Household:1880
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's
Birthplace
Ebin HIGGINS Self M Male W 58 ME Carpenter ME ME
Marietta HIGGINS Wife M Female W 53 MA Housekeeper MA MA
Francis A. HIGGINS Son S Male W 26 ME Farmer ME MA
Lizzie B. HIGGINS Dau S Female W 20 MN School Teacher ME MA
Sarah E. HIGGINS Dau S Female W 18 MN Help In The House ME MA
Etta B. HIGGINS Dau S Female W 13 MN At School ME MA
James H. HOLMES BroL S Male W 47 MA Farmer MA MA
-other names were listed on census but not as members of family-
Source Information:
Census Place Rose, Ramsey, Minnesota Family History Library Film 1254631
NA Film Number T9-0631 Page Number 486C
Civil war pension records show Marietta* Higgins received a widows
pension (Application # 479587 & Certificate # 304131) on July 28 1891, for her
husband, Eben B. Higgins' service in Company "I" 1st Minnesota Heavy Artillery
*Index spells name Marletta
1890 Veterans Schedule Minnesota Ramsey St Paul
Soldier-Rank-Company-Regiment-Date enlisted-Date discharged-length of service
Marietta Higgins ,Widow of Eben B. Higgins-1st Lt-I-1st Minn. Heavy Artillery-Feb 20 1862-Sept 27
1865-3yrs 7 mnths 7 dys
HIGGINS MARSELLA 73 F W MA MN RAMSEY 1O-WD ST PAUL
1900
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Source: Card Records of Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, ca. 1879- ca. 1903
Microfilm Publication M1845 - Roll # 9
Eben B. Higgins,1st Lt. Minesota Heavy Artillery is buried in Oakland Cemetery in St. Paul
Minnesota. No date of death given (before 1890)
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Not on NPS list
Civil war pension index shows Francis Higgins applied for an invalid's
pension (Application # 923315) on August 16, 1890. Service noted as
Company "B" 1st Minnesota Infantry. No record of the pension being granted.
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2
Higgins, Holmes B
Union
Artillery
1st Regiment, Minnesota Heavy Artillery
Source:
Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars
1861-1865. St. Paul: Pioneer Press, 1890
Enlisted as a Private on August 23 1862 in Harrington's Company of Citizen Soldiers of
Minnesota* .Mustered out on November 01 1862 *also known as Hutchinson's Guards Citizen Soldiers
&
Source:
Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars
1861-1865. St. Paul: Pioneer Press,
1890 Enlisted as a Private in Company C, 1st Minnesota Heavy Artillery on October 15 1864 at the age of
34.Mustered out on June 17 1865.
Civil War pension records show Holmes B. Higgins received an invalid's pension August 2nd ,1890 for his
service in Company "C" 1st Minnesota Heavy Artillery. His wife Hannah V. Higgins received a widows pension
December 15th 1908.
Holmes B. Higgins is included with many other Higgins' in this 1870 Census image.
HIGGINS JOHN T 28 M W ME MN MCLEOD GLENDALE 1870
Household:1880
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
John HIGGINS Self M Male W 77 ME Farmer ME ME
Rachael HIGGINS Wife M Female W 75 ME Keeping House ME ME
Holmes B. HIGGINS Son S Male W 50 ME Works On Farm ME ME
Marshall HAWES Other S Male W 20 IN Works On Farm IN IN
Jennie POSSMORE Other S Female W 18 MN Servant ENG ENG
Source Information:
Census Place Hutchinson, Mcleod, Minnesota Family History Library Film 1254625
NA Film Number T9-0625 Page Number 33A
Holmes Higgins appears on 1890 Veterans Census Hutchinson Twp, McLeod County, Minnesota
Civil war pension index shows Holmes B. Higgins received an invalid's
pension (Application # 919027 & Certificate # 899990) on August 2, 1890.
This file give his date of death as June 22, 1908 at Hutchinson,
Minnesota. A widows pension (Application # 909787 & Certificate #
830795) was given on December 15, 1908.
HIGGINS HOLMES 70 M W ME MN MCLEOD S HUTCHINSON TWP
1900 (image is unreadable and not presented here)
HIGGINS HANNAH 54 F W NJ MN WABASHA 1-WD LAKE 1910
HIGGINS H V 64 F W NJ MN MCLEOD HUTCHINSON 1920
According to Minnesota death index files Holmes B. Higgins ,died Jun 22 1908 in McLeod
County, Minnesota Certificate Number: 006686 Record Number: 12283
also the same records show Hannah Virginia Higgins died Mar 7 1941 in McLeod County Minnesota
Certificate Number: 007961 Record Number: 861666
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3
Higgins, Hugh
Union
Infantry
3rd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry
Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars 1861-1865. St. Paul: Pioneer Press, 1890.
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on March 08 1864 at the age of 26 in Company K, 3rd Minnesota Infantry
Regiment on 08 March 1864. Mustered out on September 02 1865 in Devall's Bluff, AR
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Best Connections-(given available information
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/allegan/multiple/military/civilwar/c14604.txt
Civil War Veterans buried in Allagan County, Michigan
HIGGINS Hugo Inf. Co. K. Minn 3rd HILLSIDE CEMETERY, GUN PLAINS TOWNSHIP, ALLEGAN COUNTY,
HIGGINS HUGH 29 M W NY MI KALAMAZOO COOPER 1860
Image 1 (Bottom),
Image 2 (Top)
HIGGINS CALISTA 30 F W NY MI ALLEGAN OTSEGO 1870
(Hugh Higgins' wife & children, Hugh is not listed)
Household:1880
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Hugh HIGGINS Self W Male W 54 NY Sawyer NY NY
Calista HIGGINS Wife M Female W 42 NY House Keeping NY NY
Frank HIGGINS Son M Male W 23 MI Chair Factory NY NY
Jennie HIGGINS DauL M Female W 17 NY House Keeping NY NY
Minnie HIGGINS Dau S Female W 17 MN At Home NY NY
Source Information:
Census Place Otsego, Allegan, Michigan Family History Library Film 1254569
NA Film Number T9-0569 Page Number 400A
Hugh Higgins appears on 1890 Veterans Census Schedule Otsego, Allegan
County, Michigan. Refers to his service as noted above.
HIGGINS HUGH 69 M W NY MI ALLEGAN GUNPLAIN TWP 1900
(Hugh is listed alone)
but Calista is listed as a widow on this 1900 census image
HIGGINS CALISTA M 62 F W NY MI ALLEGAN ALLEGAN TWP
1900
HIGGINS CALISTA 69 F W NY MI ALLEGAN 1-WD ALLEGAN
1910
Hugh Higgins' widow in 1910
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Source:
Card Records of Headstones Provided for
Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, ca. 1879-ca. 1903 Microfilm Publication M1845 - Roll # 9
Hugh Higgins, Private Company "K" 3rd Minnesota Infantry died April 25,1901 and is buried in
Plainville Cemetery in Plainville Michigan.
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4
Higgins, John
Union
Infantry
5th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~mnwabcw/5.htm
Rosters of the Men From Wabasha County, Minnesota
5th Regiment Volunteer Infantry
Name Rank Co. Town Remarks
John Higgins Private G Wabasha dsch 9/6/65
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Source:
Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars
1861-1865. St. Paul: Pioneer Press, 1890
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on January 22 1862 at the age of 21 in Company G, 5th Minnesota
Infantry Regimen.
Mustered out on September 06 1865 in Fort Snelling, MN
Civil War pension records show John Higgins received an invalid's pension
(Application # 946125 & Certificate # 722543) on September 20,1890 for his service in
Company "G" 5th Minnesota Infantry.
His wife Mary Higgins filed for a widows pension (Application # 544906) in what appears to say March? 28,1892?. No record of the widows pension
being granted. Both pensions filed for in North Dakota.
Appears on 1890 Veterans Census Schedule Walle, Grand Forks, North Dakota-refers to his service as a Private
in the 5th Minnesota Infantry
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5
Higgins, John
Union
Infantry
10th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry
Source:
Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars
1861-1865. St. Paul: Pioneer Press, 1890
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on February 12 1864 at the age of 32 in Company K, 10th Minnesota
Infantry Regiment. No further record.
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6
Higgins, John M
Union
Cavalry
1st Regiment, Minnesota Cavalry (Mounted Rangers)
Source:
Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars
1861-1865. St. Paul: Pioneer Press, 1890
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on September 23 1862 at the age of 29 in Company C, 1st Minnesota
Cavalry Regiment.
Mustered out on October 31 1863.
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~mnwabcw/16.htm
THE FIRST MOUNTED RANGERS MINNESOTA VOLUNTEER CAVALRY
Name Rank Co. Town Remarks
John Higgins Private C Hyde Park dsch 10/31/1863
Civil War pension records show John M. Higgins received an invalid's pension June 16 1881 for his
service in Company "C" 1st Minnesota Cavalry. His wife Sarah J. Higgins received a widows pension November
20,1888. A pension for a minor named Frederick A. Balser was granted May 23 1891.
In the 1890 Veterans Census Schedule Rockford, Wright County, Minnesota, Sarah J. Higgins is listed as the
widow of John M. Higgins. It lists his service as private in the regiment and company mentioned above.
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7
Higgins, John P.M.
Union
Infantry
1st Regiment, Minnesota Infantry
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8
Higgins, John T.
Union
Infantry
2nd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry
Source: Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars 1861-1865. St. Paul: Pioneer Press, 1890
Name: John T Higgins
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on February 25 1864 at the age of 22 in Company K, 2nd Minnesota
Infantry Regiment. Discharged on June 19 1865
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9
Higgins, Samuel H
Union
Infantry
8th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry
http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/cemeteries/srh.html
National Cemetery at Murfreesboro Tennessee
Name: HIGGINS, SAMUEL H.
Rank: PVT
State: MINNESOTA
Regiment: 8TH INFANTRY
Company: F
Died: 12-08-64
Site: MURFREESBORO
Grave: F-2514
...
Source:
Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars
1861-1865. St. Paul: Pioneer Press, 1890
Samuel H. Higgins enlisted as a Private on August 19 1862 at the age of 28 in Company F, 8th Minnesota
Infantry Regiment
Killed on December 07 1864 in Cedars, TN
According to Civil War pension index, Samuel's widow*
received a pension for her husband's service on May 1, 1865.
(Application # 91850 & Certificate # 56607) a pension for a minor was
also given (Application # 158979 & Certificate # 120981)
* Widow's name not given
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10
Higgins, William
Union
Infantry
8th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry
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