THOMPSON, Knud

WI 22nd Inf Co H. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 37. Blue eyes, brown hair, ruddy complexion, 5’7”. Drafted from Gibson, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, and enrolled for one year on 29 Sep 1864. Private. This unit in North Carolina was ordered on 30 Apr 1865 to move to Camp Randall, Madison, Wisconsin, to become the camp’s permanent guard. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 254-1; red book vol 27)