This extensive database contains information on the lives and service of Civil War soldiers who were born in Norway.

The data was compiled from research conducted between 1997 and 2003 by Jerry Rosholt, a journalist and later producer for NBC Nightly News. In addition to the database, Rosholt served as guest historian a major exhibition on Norwegians in the Civil War at Vesterheim and authored a companion volume. Ole Goes to War: Men from Norway Who Fought in America’s Civil War, by Jerry Rosholt, is available through Vesterheim’s Museum Store.

Please see the “Soldiers’ Names” tab for more information about rural Norwegian naming customs and the name changes that often occurred after emigration to the United States. Send additions or edits to the database to info@vesterheim.org.


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AAS, Paul D.

IL 89th Inf Co D. Residence: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Born in Norway. Civil War: Clerk. Age 28. Blue eyes, brown hair, fair complexion, 5’8”. Enlisted for three years on 31 Aug 1863 at Chicago and mustered there the same day. Private. Died at Andersonville Prison, Georgia, about 27 Jul 1864. Buried in grave number…

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AASE, Elling

Kansas. Civil War: Private. Sources: (Ulvestad p266)

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AASE, Erik

Civil War: Private. Killed in the war. Sources: (Ulvestad p266)

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AASEN, John

MN Inf Co G. Residence: Baltic, South Dakota. From Meraker, Norway. Civil War: Enlisted Feb 1865. Private. Drummer. Sources: (Ulvestad p266) (America-America Letters”, Norwegian-American Historical Association, publ 2001, p 94)

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AASMUNDSEN, A.

Residence: Bygland, Minnesota. From Satersdal, Norway. Civil War: Private. Sources: (Ulvestad p266)

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AASMUNDSEN, Jeremias

Residence: Quandahl, Iowa. From Bergenskanten, Norway. Civil War: Private. Sources: (Ulvestad p266)

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AASMUNDSEN, Louis

Residence: Winnebago County, Iowa. From Laardal, Norway. Civil War: Private. Sources: (Ulvestad p266)

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AASTENSEN, Ole

WI 22nd Inf. From Stavanger, Norway. Civil War: Private. Died in a military hospital. Sources: (Ulvestad p266)

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AASTERUD, Nils Johnson

From Modum, Norway. Civil War: Private. Post war: Died in Martell, Pierce County, Wisconsin. Sources: (Ulvestad p266)

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ABBEN, Edward

NY 1st Inf Co I. Residence: Brooklyn, New York. Civil War: Sergeant. Sources: (Rygg p46)

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ABEL, Magnus Bernhardt

US Army. Born 1893 in Norway. Came to America in 1914. First World War: Enlisted. Mechanic. Post war: After the war, he worked as a sailor from 1920 to 1923. Died 14 Oct 1939 in New York, New York. Buried in Long Island National Cemetery. Sources: (John & Judy Berntsen, Frankleigh Park, New Plymouth, New…

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