WI 15th Inf Co K. Residence: East Troy, Cast Iron, Walworth County, Wisconsin. Born 1847 at Vinje, Telemark (or Vinje, Kristiansand Parish), Norway. Came to…
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…
Born in Willmar, Minnesota, of parents who came from Binje, Telemark, Norway. Spanish-American War: Captain. Post war: Later lived in Port Au Prince, Cuba. Sources:…
WI 15th Inf Co C. Residence: Waterford, Racine County, Wisconsin. Born in Chautauqua, New York. Civil War: Age 44. Married. Carpenter. Hazel eyes, dark hair,…
WI 15th Inf Co C. Residence: Waterford, Racine County, Wisconsin. Civil War: Age 23. Unmarried. Enrolled at Waterford. Commissioned Second Lieutenant 28 Dec 1861, effective…
WI 30th Inf Co C. Residence: Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 18. Unmarried. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion,…
IL 14th Cav Co K. Residence: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 34. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’9”.…