MN Brackett’s Cavalry Battalion Co B. Residence: Jackson, Jackson County, Minnesota. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 44. Enrolled 22 Oct 1861. Mustered the same…
US Army 151st Field Artillery. Born in Bergen, Norway. First World War: Locomotive fireman. Blue eyes, dark hair, dark complexion, 5’7”. Unmarried. Enlisted on 12…
MN Indian War: “Citizen Soldiers engaged in the Sioux Indian war of 1862”. The Scandinavian Guards, organized in Nicollet County, Minnesota, 27 Aug 1862, and…