TX 11th Inf Co I. CSA. Born “Elling Andersen Berge” on 24 Dec 1841 at Holt, Norway. Civil War: Private. Enlisted for three years or the war on 3 Jul 1862 at Canton, Van Zandt County, Texas. Private. Discharged 15 Aug 1862. Later he became a Private in TX 1st Cav Co F, enlisting on 27 Jun 186? at Smith County. Died 24 Aug 1865 at Tyler, Texas. Sources: (“Norwegian Soldiers in Confederate Forces” by C.A.Clausen & Derwood Johnson, publ. in Norwegian-American Studies, volume 25, Northfield, Minnesota. p114) (www.borgerkrigen.info) (Norge i Texas, by Odd Magnar Syversen, publ. 1982)
