IVERSON, Svend

WI 16th Inf Co H. Residence: Red Cedar, Dunn County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 34. Farmer. Married. Gray eyes, light hair, fair complexion, 5’7”. Enlisted for three years on 31 Dec 1863 at La Crosse, Wisconsin, and mustered there the same day. Private. Went with the regiment to Vicksburg in March 1864. Was at Columbus, Kentucky. Marched with the regiment from Raleigh, North Carolina, through Virginia and into Washington DC. Mustered out with Company H at Louisville, Kentucky, 12 Jul 1865. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 80-16; red book vol 21 p174) (RWV2 p45) “Iverson, Samuel”