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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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,…

HULVERSON, Abraham

IA Lt Arty 3rd Battery. Residence: Winneshiek County, Iowa. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 18. Enlisted 22 Dec 1862. Mustered 13 Jan 1863. Private.…

HOWE, John J.

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

HOWELL, Hans

WI 44th Inf Co C. Residence: Iola, Waupaca County, Wisconsin. Enlistment credited to Nekimi, Winnebago County. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 36. Farmer. Married.…

HUGINSEN, Ole

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HUBEL, Peter

IL 59th Inf Co K. Residence: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Born in Norway. Civil War: Carpenter. Married. Age 32. Blue eyes, brown hair, light complexion,…

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…

HOVRUD

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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)

HOWE, Lars H.

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

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)

HOVE, Ole L.

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HOVELSEN, Hovel

From Nordre Land, Norway. Civil War: Private. Post war: Dead (before 1907) Sources: (Ulvestad p292)
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HOVDA, Ingebrigt O.

From Renli, Sondre Aurdal, Valders, Norway. Civil War: Private. A Cannoneer. Post war: Lived at Grand Meadows, Minnesota. Sources: (Ulvestad p292)

HOVDEN, Guttorm J.

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HOVER, Halvor H.

From Sigdal, Norway. Civil War: Private. Post war: Died in Eureka, Kansas, in 1897. Sources: (Ulvestad p292) “Hovet, Halvor”
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HOVELSEN, Hans

MN 7th Inf Co G. Residence: Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota. Born “Hans Hovelsen Tollevsrud” on 5 Apr 1834 at Land, Oppland, Norway, son of…

HOVE, Halvor O.

WI 15th Inf Co I. Residence: Dodgeville, Iowa County, Wisconsin. Born in Sigdal, Norway. Civil War: Age 42. Married. Enlisted for three years on 15…

HOVELAND (?), Iver C.

Indian War: Private. Post war: From Nicollet County, Minnesota. Sources: (Ulvestad p292)

HOVER, Ole H.

WI 12th Inf Co C. Residence: Dodgeville, Iowa County, Wisconsin. Born “Ole Halvorsen Hove” on 18 Aug 1843 at Modum, Buskerud, Norway, son of Halvor…