Norwegians in the Civil War
OPKVITNE, Knud
WI 13th Inf Co G. Born “Knud Rognaldsen Opkvitne” on 9 Apr 1843 at Voss, Hordaland, Norway, son of Rognald Madsen Opkvitne and Gjertrud Jonsdatter Dagestad. He came to America with his parents and five siblings on “Bjørgvin”, which sailed from Bergen about 12 May 1849 and arrived in New York on 6 Jul 1849. Hi