GUNDERSON, Svennung

WI 11th Inf Co K. Residence: Winchester, Winnebago County, Wisconsin. Born about 1844 in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 20. Blue eyes, brown hair, fair complexion, 5’9½”. Volunteer recruit. Enrolled for three years on 22 Feb 1864 at Green Bay, Wisconsin. Enlistment credited to Winchester. Bounty $300. Private. Assigned as a farrier. Took part in the Red River Campaign, the Siege of Mobile and the Siege of Ft. Blakely, Alabama. Mustered out 4 Sep 1865. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 52-13) (History of the town of Winchester, Winnebago, Wisconsin, publ. 2002, 4-10) “Gunderson, Svenning” “Gunderson, Sven”