Norwegians in the Civil War
BAKKE, Ole O.
WI 23rd Inf Co D. Residence: Pleasant Spring, Dane County, Wisconsin. From Hallingdal, Norway. Civil War: Age 22. Unmarried. Enlisted for three years on 21 Aug 1862 at Madison, Wisconsin. Mustered there on 30 Aug 1862. Private. Died of typhoid fever at Milliken’s Bend, Louisiana, on 22 May 1863. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 114-13; red book vol 28) (Love p1095) (Ulvestad p270)