Norwegians in the Civil War
HEYERDAHL, Christopher
WI 38th Inf Co I. Residence: Diamond Bluff, Pierce County, Wisconsin. Born in Kristiania, Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 42. Hazel eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’6”. Enlisted for one year on 16 Aug 1864 at Diamond Bluff. Mustered 13 Sep 1864 at Madison, Wisconsin. Recruit. Private. Bounty $100. Mustered out at Tennallytown, DC, on 2 Jun 1865. Post war: Died in Martell, Wisconsin (before 1907). Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 170-11,13; red book vol 43) (Ulvestad p291) “Heyerdahl, Chr. G. R.”