Norwegians in the Civil War
DAHLSTROM, John
WI 32nd Inf Co D. Residence: Winchester, Winnebago County, Wisconsin. Born about 1829 in Sweden. Civil War: Age 32. Farmer. Blue eyes, brown hair, dark complexion, 5’5½”. Enlisted for three years on 19 Aug 1862 at Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Mustered 25 Sep 1862 at Oshkosh. On 1 Apr 1865, illness put him in the army hospital at Goldsboro, North Carolina. Mustered out from there on 30 Jun 1865. Post war: Buried at Winchester, Wisconsin; stone reads “1829 – 1921” Sources: (Wisconsin Cemetery Records) (History of the town of Winchester, Winnebago, Wisconsin, publ. 2002, 4-8)