TX 46th Cav Co B. CSA. Born “Ommund Halvorsen Egenes” on 25 Mar 1832 at Skjold Sogn, Norway. Civil War: Enlisted for one year on 1 Feb 1862 at Stephenville, Texas, as a Private in McCord’s Frontier Cavalry, a “Settlers’ Home Guard”, fighting Indians. Reenlisted for three years on 10 Jun 1863 at Camp Salmon, Texas, as a substitute for Otto J. Johnson. Assigned to Co E. Private. Assigned as a scout 27 Jun 1863. Deserted 2 Aug 1864 at Eagle Lake, Texas. Rejoined his company at Camp Felder on 4 Oct 1864. Deserted again on 18 Mar 1865 near Bostrop, Texas, and was thought to have gone to Mexico. Post war: Died in Bosque County, Texas, on 3 Sep 1882. Sources: (Ulvestad p286) (“Norwegian Soldiers in Confederate Forces” by C.A.Clausen & Derwood Johnson, publ. in Norwegian-American Studies, volume 25, Northfield, Minnesota. p114) (www.borgerkrigen.info) “Holverson, Aadne”
