BJERK, Peter

WI 15th Inf Co K. Residence: Freeborn County, Minnesota. Civil War: Age 30. Unmarried. Enlisted for three years on 28 Dec 1861 in Freeborn County and mustered at Madison, Wisconsin, 11 Feb 1862. Private. Detached and assigned as a hospital cook in Chattanooga, Tennessee, 28 Nov 1863. Sick in Knoxville, Tennessee, 25 Feb 1864. Mustered out with K Company on 10 Feb 1865 at Chattanooga. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 76-12; red book vol 20, p142) (Buslett p620) (Ulvestad p272) (Ager p317) (FCGS) “Bjerk, Peder”