Norwegians in the Civil War
MADSON, Martin
WI 44th Inf Co G. Residence: Waterloo, Jefferson County, Wisconsin. Born in Denmark. Civil War: Age 22. Laborer. Unmarried. Blue eyes, brown hair, red complexion, 5’6”. Enlisted for one year on 18 Jan 1865 and mustered there the next day. Private. Sick in a hospital at Nashville, Tennessee, since 24 Feb 1865. Sent hospital in Paducah, Kentucky, 4 Jul 1865. Sent to hospital in Wisconsin 30 Jul 1865. Discharged at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin on 16 Aug 1865. Sources: (WHS red book vol 49; blue book)