WI 18th Inf Co Unassigned. Residence: Manitowoc Rapids, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. Born “Tobias Andersen Birkaas” on 26 Mar 1831 at Landvik, Aust-Agder, Norway, son of Anders Aanonsen Toskedal and Targier Ellefsdatter Birkaas. He came to the US with his parents and two siblings in 1848. They came to Manitowoc Rapids, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. Tobias was married on 6 Aug 1854 to Anlaug Olsdatter Nerison. Five children. Civil War: Farmer. Age 33. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’11”. Drafted. Enrolled for one year on 30 Sep 1864 at Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Mustered the same day. Private. Mustered out 5 Jul 1865. Post war: Died 27 Mar 1879 in Hanley Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. Buried West Cemetery, Hanley Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 92-11) (Naeseth ’48-1626) (Find a Grave, memorial page for Tobias Anderson, Find a Grave Memorial ID 285650947) (Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 Volume 2) “Birkaas, Tobias Andersen”
