From Valders, Norway. Civil War: Private. Served in Indian and Civil wars. Post war: Died in Brandon, South Dakota (before 1907). Sources: (Ulvestad p325)
From Risor, Norway. Civil War: Private. Post war: Died in Orfordville, Wisconsin, in 1899. Buried at Luther Valley, Beloit, Wisconsin; stone reads “8 Oct 1847…
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: Perry, Dane County, Wisconsin. Born in Agerhus, Norway. Civil War: Age 19. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’10”,…
IL 104th Inf Co G. Residence: Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 29. Blue eyes, black hair, dark complexion, 5’7”.…