Norwegians in the Civil War
JONSON, Iver
WI 15th Inf Co D. Residence: Oconomowoc, Waukesha County, Wisconsin. Civil War: Age 20. Unmarried. Enlisted for three years on 30 Oct 1861 at Oconomowoc, and mustered at Madison, Wisconsin, on 8 Dec 1861. Private. Left behind sick in Iuka, Mississippi, 20 Aug 1862. Died of disease in U. S. General Hospital at Jackson, Tennessee, 4 Oct 1862. Buried in National Cemetery at Corinth, Mississippi. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 boxes 76-6, 77-8, 78-3; red book vol 20 p60) (Buslett p 447) (Ulvestad p295) (Ager p301) “Joason, Iver” “Joanson, Iver”