WI 15th Inf Co I. Residence: Elk Mound, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. Born “Bersven Nilson” at Ovre Fleskemo, Maalselvedalen, Troms, Finmark, Norway. Left with his…
WI 33rd Inf Co K. Residence: Dunkirk, Dane County, Wisconsin. Born in Denmark. Civil War: Age 23. Farmer. Unmarried. Blue eyes, dark hair, light complexion,…
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…
WI 15th Inf Co B. Residence: Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Laborer. Age 23. Unmarried. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion,…
WI 16th Inf Co B. Residence: Portland, Monroe County, Wisconsin. Born in England. Civil War: Age 22. Farmer. Unmarried. Blue eyes, light brown hair, light…