Norwegians in the Civil War
PETERSEN, Knut
IA 3rd Inf Co D. Residence: Freeport County, Minnesota. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 18. Enlisted 26 May 1861. Mustered 8 Jun 1861. Sergeant. Died 21 Dec 1861 (or 1864), St Louis, Missouri, of typhoid fever. Buried National Cemetery, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; section 51, grave 126. Sources: (ISW-I p367) (Decorah Republican, 27 Jul 1865) “Peterson, Knud”