From Voss, Norway. Indian War: Private. Served in the Indian wars from 1862 to 1865. Post war: Died at Vermillion, South Dakota. Sources: (Ulvestad p320)
USA 4th Infantry. Civil War: Private. Enlisted during February 1864. Enlistment credited to East Troy, Walworth County, Wisconsin. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 258-5)
MN Indian War: “Citizen Soldiers engaged in the Sioux Indian war of 1862”. 1st Regiment Minnesota Mounted Volunteers, organized at South Bend, Minnesota, during the…
WI 15th Inf Co G. Residence: Onalaska, La Crosse County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 35. Unmarried. Farmer. Blue eyes, brown hair, reddish…
From Lysnes, Norway. Spanish-American War: Commissioned Captain, advanced to rank of Major. Post war: Later lived in Anaconda, Montana. Sources: (Ulvestad p253)
WI 3rd Inf Co F. Residence: Boscobel, Grant County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 24. Unmarried. Farmer. Blue eyes, auburn hair, light complexion,…