ULRICHSON, Axel

NY 1st Inf Co I. Residence: Brooklyn, New York. Civil War: Private. Sources: (Rygg p47)

WASMUTH, John C.

US Navy. Residence: Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. “Johannes Castberg Holmboe Wasmuth” was born in 1842 near Tromso, Norway. Came to America in 1859. Civil…

WESTA, Karl

US Navy. Born 8 Apr 1875 in Norway. No War: Enlisted from New York. Chief Machinist’s Mate. Awarded the Medal of Honor. On board the…

WEST, Peter

IL 82nd Inf Co I. Residence: New York, New York. Born in Evansburg (?), Norway. Civil War: Sailor. Age 25. Unmarried. Blue eyes, light hair,…

WIDNESS, John

NY 1st Inf Co K. Residence: Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. Born in Skibtvedt, Smaalenene (now Ostfold), Norway in 1831. Came to America in 1860.…