Norwegians in the Civil War
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- AMONDSEN, Gjermund
- MN 2nd Inf Co E. Residence: Sheldon, Houston County, Minnesota. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 21. Drafted. Mustered 27 May 1864. Private. Served in Indian and Civil wars. Died at Nashville, Tennessee, 22 Feb 1865. Sources: (MINN p83) (MCIW p133) (Ulvestad p267) Also “Ammondson”
- AMONDSON, Arne
- WI 15th Inf Co G. Residence: Clinton, Rock County, Wisconsin. Born “Arne Amundsen Gjøastein” at Voss, Norway, 16 Jan 1844. Came to Jefferson Prairie, Wisconsin, in 1858. Civil War: Age 18. Unmarried. Enlisted for three years on 3 Oct 1861 at Beloit, Wisconsin, and mustered at Madison, Wisconsin, 13 Dec 1861. Private. Sick at Mississippi River Island No. 10 on 7 Sep 1863. Taken prisoner at New Hope Church, Georgia, 27 May 1864. His name is on a list of Andersonville prisoners of war. Promoted to Corporal 17 Jun 1864. Mustered out at Madison 28 Oct 1865. Post war: After the war, he lived in Chicago. Died 24 Jan 1936 at his home in Evanston, Illinois. Buried in Rose Hill Cemetery. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 76-9; red book vol 20 p98) (Buslett p526) (Ulvestad p262) (Ager p311) (Gjertveit) Ancestry.com) (VGC, Skandinaven, 25 Feb 1936) (Hedberg) “Gjoastein, Arne Amundsen” “Amundson, Arne”
- AMONDSON, Christian
- WI 46th Inf Co B. Residence: Amherst, Portage County, Wisconsin. Enlistment credited to Alto, Fond du Lac County. Born in Gusdal (sic), Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 40. Married. Blue eyes, brown hair, light complexion, 5’7½”. Enlisted for one year on 13 Feb 1865 at Amherst, and mustered 22 Feb 1865 at Madison, Wisconsin. Bounty $100, $33.33 paid. Private. Mustered out with this Company on 27 Sep 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 186-3,17; red book vol 51.)
- AMONSON, Amon
- IA 13th Inf Co I. Residence: Freeport, Iowa. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 34. Enlisted 20 Oct 1864. Mustered 20 Oct 1864. Private. Mustered out 21 Jul 1865, Louisville, Kentucky. Sources: (ISW-II p570)
- AMONSON, Andrew
- IA 13th Inf Co C. Residence: Freeport, Winneshiek County, Iowa. Born 1842 in Norway. Civil War: Age 21. Enlisted 31 Oct 1864. Mustered 31 Oct 1864. Private. Died of disease 10 Mar 1865 in North Carolina. Sources: (ISW-II p566) (Gerald Winger <gwinger@essex1.com>)