IL 36th Inf Co F. Residence: Nettle Creek, Grundy County, Illinois. Born “Gunder Gundersen Aarvaagen” on 20 Sep 1840 at Nedstrand, Rogaland, Norway, son of…
MN Indian War: “Citizen Soldiers engaged in the Sioux Indian war of 1862”. The Scandinavian Guards, organized in Nicollet County, 27 Aug 1862, and who…
MN 4th Inf Co K. Residence: Norway, Fillmore County, Minnesota. Civil War: Age 26. Born in Norway. Drafted. Mustered 15 Dec 1864. Private. Discharged from…
US 785th Engineer Petroleum Co. Residence: Brooklyn, New York. Born in Grimstad, Norway, son of Olaf and Ragnar Gunnulfsen. They came to America in the…