WI 38th Inf Co I. Residence: Prescott, Pierce County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Laborer. Age 18. Light eyes, light hair, light brown complexion,…
WI 15th Inf Co E. Residence: Argyle, Lafayette County, Wisconsin. Born 1839 in Nord Fron, Norway. Civil War: Age 22. Unmarried. Enlisted for three years…
IL 17th Inf Co E. Residence: Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois. Born in Sweden. Civil War: Age 20. Farmer. Unmarried. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion,…
US. Descendant of Herman Hendricksen of Bergen, Norway. Herman Hendricksen was known to have married Magdalena Dircks in New York in 1657. In 1659, they…
MN Mounted Rangers, 1st Regiment, Co A. Residence: Spring Grove, Houston County, Minnesota. Born 18 Oct 1838 in Hadeland, Hamar Parish, Norway. Came to America…
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…
WI 6th Inf Co B. Residence: Utica, Crawford County, Wisconsin. Born in Heggebostad, Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Married. Age 43. Blue eyes, brown hair, florid…