WI 15th Inf Co F. Residence: Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. Born “Gulleik Knudsen Rokne” in Voss, Norway, about 1828. Civil War: Married. Age 33. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’6”. Enlisted for three years on 28 Dec 1861 at Manitowoc and mustered at Madison, Wisconsin, 5 Jan 1862. Bounty $100. Private. Sick in Bowling Green, Kentucky, 17 Sep 1862. Sick in Cowan, Tennessee, 17 Aug 1863. Transferred to Veterans Reserve Corps 1 Sep 1863. Post war: Died four weeks after he returned from the war. He was a brother of B. R. Knudson of Wallingford, Wisconsin. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 76-8; red book vol 20 p88) (Buslett p508) (Ulvestad p302) (Ager p289, photo; p307) (Gjertveit) “Knudson, Gulik”
