From Telemarken, Norway. Civil War: Private. Wounded. Post war: Lived in Douglas County, Minnesota. Died 14 Jun 1930. Buried in Parkers Prairie Cemetery, Parkers Prairie,…
MN 1st Battalion Infantry, Company B. Residence: Wanamingo, Goodhue County, Minnesota. Born “Jonas Nelsen” on 31 Jan 1839 at Evjen, Meraker, Nord Trondelag, Norway, a…
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…
WI 30th Inf Co D. Residence: Martell, Pierce County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 22. Unmarried. Gray eyes, light hair, light complexion,…