Norwegians in the Civil War
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- PEEL, John
- IL 26th Inf Co H. Residence: Andover, Henry County, Illinois. Born in Sweden. Civil War: Age 25. Laborer. Unmarried. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 511. Enlisted for three years on 1 Nov 1861 at Hannibal, Missouri, and mustered there the same day. Private. Re-enlisted on 1 Jan 1864 at Scottsboro, Alabama, and mustered in the field that day. Killed in the battle before Atlanta, Georgia, on 3 Aug 1864. Sources: (ILSA reel two p83, 85)