HILJESON, Tollef

TX 19th Inf Co B. CSA. Born about 1830 in Norway. Civil War: Enlisted for three years or the war on 15 Feb 1862 at Mount Vernon. Private. Absent sick at Little Rock, Arkansas, during Nov and Dec 1862. Absent on detached assignment in Little Rock during Jan and Feb 1863. Wounded 7 Jun 1863 at Milliken’s Bend, Louisiana. Absent at Monroe, Louisiana, during June due to his wound. On leave 12 Aug to 24 Sep 1863. Sick in Confederate General Hospital in Shreveport, Louisiana, from 14 Jun 1864. May have died there. May have served using a different surname. Sources: (www.borgerkrigen.info)