PORTER, Charles

IA 8th Inf Co I. Residence: Guthrie County, Iowa. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 35. Enlisted 7 Dec 1864. Mustered 7 Dec 1864. Private.…

PORTER, Ole

IL 7th Inf Co I. Residence: Springfield, Sagamon County, Illinois. Born in Christiania, Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Unmarried. Age 24. Blue eyes, light hair, light…

PORTH, William

MN 6th Inf Co E. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 33. Enrolled 7 Aug 1862. Mustered 5 Oct 1862. Private. Discharged from the service…

POULSON, A.

US Navy. Born in Denmark. First World War: Went down in the naval patrol boat “Tampa”, sunk 26 Sep 1918 in the Bristol Channel off…

POULSON, James

VA 46th Inf Co A. CSA. Born in Norway (or Denmark?). Civil War: Sources: (www.borgerkrigen.info)

PIERSON, Lars

MN 12th Inf Co F. Residence: Spring Valley, Minnesota. Born in Norway. Spanish-American War: Age 25. Enrolled 29 Apr 1898 at Spring Valley. Mustered 6…

PIERSON, Oscar

MA 2nd Inf Co F. Residence: Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Born in Norway. Civil War: Laborer. Re-enlisted on 10 Feb 1864. Mustered out July 1865. Sources: (Massachusetts…

PIERSON, Peter

TX 46th Cav Co B. CSA. Born “Peder Olsen Songe” on 27 Feb 1843 at Tromoy, Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Gray eyes, light hair, light…

PIERSON, Samuel

WI Detachment of Unassigned drafted men. Civil War: Age 46. Drafted for one year on 14 Mar 1865 at Boscobel, Wisconsin. He failed to report…

PLACE, Luther S.

WI 22nd Inf Co H. Residence: Caledonia, Racine County, Wisconsin. Born at Caledonia, Wisconsin. Civil War: Unmarried. Farmer. Age 21. Black eyes, black hair, dark…

POLESON, Peter

WI 49th Inf Co B. Residence: Dunn, Dane County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 18. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’5”.…

PHERSON, Andrew

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…