German poetry written in Minnesota was often featured in the many German-language newspapers formerly published in the state. For example, on July 18, 1863, "Die Minnesota-Staats-Zeitung", a newspaper published by and for German-speaking Forty-Eighters in the state, printed "An die Helden des Ersten Minnesota Regiments" ("To the Heroes of the First Minnesota Regiment"), a poetic tribute to the Union soldiers of the 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment and their iconic charge from Cemetery Ridge during the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg. The poet was G. A. Erdman of Hastings, Minnesota.