NELSON, Nels E.
MN 1st Inf Co A. Residence: Henderson, Sibley County, Minnesota. Born 25 Dec 1831 near Christiania, Norway, a son of John and Anna Knudson. Civil…
NELSON, Nels L.
IA 32nd Inf Co K. Residence: Story City, Iowa. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 18. Enlisted 15 Aug 1862. Mustered 3 Sep 1862. Private.…
NELSON, Nels
WI 7th Inf Co D. Residence: New Diggings, Lafayette County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Laborer. Age 24. Blue eyes, brown hair, light complexion,…
NELSON, Nels
WI Lt Arty 8th Battery. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 19. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’9”. His attempt to re-enlist as…
NELSON, Nels
MN 3rd Inf Co A. Residence: Plainview, Wabashaw County, Minnesota. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 25. Enrolled 3 Sep 1864. Mustered 5 Sep 1864.…
NELSON, Nels
MN 4th Inf Co I. Residence: Rice County, Minnesota. Born in Gjerpen, Telemark, Norway on 18 Apr 1842, son of Mathias Nielsen Kolkind and Maria…
NELSON, Nels
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…
NELSON, Nels
Civil War: Private. Post war: Lived at Colman, South Dakota. Sources: (Ulvestad p312)
NELSON, Nels
WI 3rd Inf Co F. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 18. Unmarried. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’ 5”. Substitute. Enrolled for…