WI 49th Inf Co I. Residence: Dunkirk, Dane County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 38. Blue eyes, light hair, fair complexion, 5’11”.…
IL 1st Lt Arty Battery H. Residence: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Born “John Olsen Klevtrøen” 4 Dec 1821 in Stjørdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. Married Anne Marie…
WI 46th Inf Co I. Residence: Clarno, Green County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 39. Light blue eyes, light 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…