Norwegians in the Civil War
Browse Last Names Starting with “GAN”
- GANDERSON, John
- WI 4th Cav Co A. Civil War: Age 19. Enlisted for three years on 3 Jun 1861 at Whitewater, Wisconsin. Mustered at Camp Utley near Racine, Wisconsin. Private. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 223-3)
- GANGSTEE, Knut
- Residence: Grundy County, Illinois. From Bikebygd, Norway. Civil War: Private. Killed in the battle at Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia, 27 Jun 1864. Sources: (Ulvestad p283)
- GANSTON, Knud A.
- IL 91st Inf Co E. Residence: Lisbon, Kendall County, Illinois. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 24. Unmarried. Blue eyes, light hair, dark complexion, 58½. Enlisted for three years on 11 Aug 1862 at Lisbon. Mustered 8 Sep 1862 at Camp Butler, Illinois. Private. Killed during the siege of Spanish Fort, Alabama, on 29 Mar 1865. Sources: (ILSA reel 8 p16)
