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 27th Inf Co H. Residence: Christiania, Wisconsin. Born in Valdahl, Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 24. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’10½”, stout…
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…
From Biri, Norway. Civil War: Private. Wounded in the Battle for Atlanta, Georgia, 22 Jul 1864. Post war: Lived in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. Sources: (Ulvestad…
MN Lt Arty 2nd Battery. Residence: Winona County, Minnesota. Born 1841 in Drammen, Norway. Came to Utica, Winona County, Minnesota, and worked as a wheelwright.…
Residence: Kendall County, Illinois. Civil War: Private. Killed at Murfreesboro, Tennessee in the battle of Stone’s River, 31 Dec 1862-2 Jan 1863. Sources: (Ulvestad p317)
From Valders, Norway. Civil War: Private. Wounded, and was in a military prison in Jacksonville. Post war: Lived in Buffalo County, Wisconsin. Died in 1902.…