Civil War Database

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.

Database Sources – a list of sources of the information and explanation of abbreviations listed at the end of the entries.

Abbreviations & Database Clues – includes more information about how to use this database.

Soldiers’ Names – includes 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.

 

Acknowledgments

Vesterheim’s Norwegians in the Civil War project was made possible through the generous support of Hamlet and Suzanne Peterson, Rochester, Minn., and a grant from Humanities Iowa and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The companion volume Ole Goes to War: Men from Norway Who Fought in America’s Civil War, by Jerry Rosholt, was made possible through a gift from the Government of Norway in honor of Vesterheim’s 125th Anniversary.

We are grateful to The Edwin E. and Janet L. Bryant Foundation of Stoughton, Wisc., for their generous grant in support of the online database.

Additional support for sharing the research of Jerry Rosholt comes from Darlene Rosholt, Gerald R. Sime, Donald and Faye Aamodt, Robert Rosholt, Robert Sande, Dirk Rosholt, Greg Rosholt, and Sons of Norway Nordic 1-502.

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HUSEVOLD, Sven

From Eidsvold, Norway. Civil War: Private. Post war: Lived at Lakeville, Minnesota. Sources: (Ulvestad p293)

HUSS, Ole O.

MN 3rd Inf Co D. Residence: Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota. Born in Hallingdal, Norway. Civil War: Age 41. Enrolled 10 Oct 1861. Mustered 4…

HUSEBY, Carl

Spanish-American War: Private. Post war: Lived at Devils Lake, North Dakota. Sources: (Ulvestad p293)

HUSTED, Jacob M.

IA 12th Inf Co B. Residence: Makee, Iowa. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 30. Enlisted 18 Dec 1863. Mustered 18 Dec 1863. Private. Died…

HUSBY, Ole

Spanish-American War: Private. Post war: Lived in Brown County, Kansas. Sources: (Ulvestad p293)
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HYER, John

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HUNDEBY, Gunnerius K.

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HUSTAD, Nils

WI 15th Inf Co ?. Civil War: Private. Post war: Lived in Primrose, Wisconsin. Later moved to Mt. Horeb. Was alive at age 93. Sources:…

HOWE, Martin L.

WI 36th Inf Co K. Residence: Spring Brook, Dunn County, Wisconsin. From Ullensaker, Norway. (or Christiania). Civil War: Farmer. Age 30. Blue eyes, brown hair,…

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HOWE, Ole H.

From Ullensaker, Norway. Civil War: Private. Post war: Lived in Echols, Minnesota. Sources: (Ulvestad p293)

HOYAAS, Ole Johnson

Residence: New Richland, Minnesota. From Semostranden, Modum, Norway. Civil War: Private. He was a cannoneer. Died in Duck Point, Louisiana, in 1863, during the war.…

HOWE, John J.

From Etne, Hordaland, Norway. Spanish-American War: Private. Post war: Lived in Garretson, South Dakota. Sources: (Ulvestad p293)

HOYAAS, Jens Johnson

Residence: New Richland, Minnesota. From Semostranden, Modum, Norway. Civil War: Private. Sources: (Ulvestad p293)

HOWE, Lars H.

From Ullensaker, Norway. Civil War: Private. Wounded. Post war: Lived in Deerwood, Minnesota. Sources: (Ulvestad p293)

HOYAAS, Christopher Johnson

Residence: New Richland, Minnesota. From Semostranden, Modum, Norway. Civil War: Private. He was a cannoneer. Died in Chattanooga, Tennessee, during the war. Sources: (Ulvestad p293)

HOWLAND, George H.

MN 1st Reg Mounted Rangers Co B. Civil War: He was one of the “Citizen Soldiers engaged in the Sioux Indian war of 1862”. The…

HOWLAND, Edward

WI 15th Inf Co A. Residence: Chicago, Illinois. Civil War: Age 18. Unmarried. Enlisted for three years on 11 Nov 1861 at Chicago. Mustered 2…

HOYER, John

WI 15th Inf Co D. Residence: Strong’s Prairie, Adams County, Wisconsin. Born in Sandsvær, Norway. Civil War: Age 34. Married. Enlisted for three years on…

HOWELL, Elen Sophia

Civil War: Post war: “Elen Sophia H. Naes Howell 1817-1897” stone is in Scandinavia Lutheran Cemetery, I-42, Waupaca County, Wisconsin. Sources: (KJR)