Norwegians in the Civil War
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- HORENSEN, Nelson
- WI 51st Inf Co H. Residence: Rochester, Racine County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 34. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’8”. Enlisted for one year on 27 Mar 1865 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mustered there the same day. Private. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 198-9)
- HORGERSON, Andrew
- WI 11th Inf Co K. Residence: Winchester, Winnebago County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 23. Blue eyes, brown hair, fair complexion, 5’9½”. Enlisted for three years on 22 Feb 1864 at Green Bay, Wisconsin. Private. Volunteer recruit. Bounty $300. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 52-13)
- HORGERSON, Matthias
- WI 11th Inf Co K. Residence: Winchester, Winnebago County, Wisconsin. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 29. Blue eyes, light hair, fair complexion, 5’7”. Volunteer recruit. Enlisted for three years on 22 Feb 1864 at Green Bay, Wisconsin. Bounty $300. Private. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 52-13)
- HORGEVIGEN, Sigurd
- Born 14 Feb 1831 in Nissedal, Telemark, Norway, son of Tjøstolf Sigurdsen Haugen and Margrethe Asmundsdatter Vik. He came to America in 1853. Civil War: Post war: Married in 1866 to Anne Terjesdatter Hastvedt. Became a farmer in Ridgeway Township, Iowa County, Wisconsin. He died 5 Jul 1902. Buried in Perry Lutheran Cemetery, Dane County, Wisconsin. Sources: (Naeseth ’45-1320)
- HORLEMAN, Gustavus
- IL 29th Inf Co B. Residence: Thebes, Alexander County, Illinois. Born in Sweden. Civil War: Age 21. Farmer. Unmarried. Hazel eyes, light hair, fair complexion, 5’11½”. Enlisted for three years on 12 Aug 1861 at Thebes and mustered the same day at Camp Butler. Private. Killed in the battle of Shiloh, Tennessee, 6 Apr 1862. Sources: (ILSA reel three p 11)
- HORN, John
- Civil War: Private. Post war: Lived at Albion, Nebraska. Sources: (Ulvestad p292)
- HORRISON
- See HARRISON
- HORVEID, Knut Nilson
- See NILSON, Knud