Norwegians in the Civil War
FLOEN, Evan Helgeson
WI 15th Inf Co I. Residence: Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota. Born at Floen, Norway. Civil War: Age 22. Unmarried. Enlisted for three years on 6 Mar 1862 at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered there the same day. Private. Sick in Mound City, Illinois, 17 Sep 1862 and 2 Dec 1862 and was discharged from the service there for disease, 31 Dec 1862. Post war: Married. Died about 1879. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 76-11; red book vol 20, p130) (Buslett p588) (Ulvestad p282) (Ager p314) (E-mail, Jim Belgum <belgums@runestone.net> “Erickson, Even”