Cullen Frontier Guard

Cullen Frontier Guard
(First Minnesota Mounted Regiment of the Irregular Volunteer Militia)
Captain Joseph Anderson led Company A of the Cullen Frontier Guards. Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society.
ActiveAugust 22, 1862 - September 28, 1862.
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion Army
BranchMounted Militia
Nicknames
  • Cullen Guard
  • First Minnesota Mounted Regiment of the Irregular Volunteer Militia
EngagementsDakota War of 1862
Commanders
MajorWilliam J. Cullen
CaptainJoseph Anderson

The Cullen Frontier Guard, Cullen Guard, or First Minnesota Mounted Regiment of the Irregular Volunteer Militia was a mounted militia unit utilized by the Union army during the Dakota War of 1862. The unit's only two engagements were the Battles of New Ulm and the Battle of Birch Coulee where it served as a guide and scouting force for Henry Hastings Sibley.

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