Norwegians in the Civil War
HOLMGRAIN, Augustus W.
IA 1st Inf Co K. Residence: Palo, Iowa. Born in Sweden. Civil War: Age 21. Enlisted 24 Apr 1861. Mustered 14 May 1861. Private. Mustered out 21 Aug 1861. Enlisted as Augustus W. Hollingrain on 31 Jul 1862 as a Sergeant. Mustered 22 Aug 1862 and assigned to IA 20th Inf Co H. Mustered out 8 Jul 1865 at Mobile, Alabama. Sources: (ISW-I, cd p43, ISW-III cd p47) “Hollingrain, Augustus W”