Norwegians in the Civil War
SEVERSON, Sever O.
WI 30th Inf Co B. Residence: Dunkirk, Dane County, Wisconsin. Civil War: Farmer. Unmarried. Age 21. Blue eyes, light hair, fair complexion, 5’6½”. Enlisted for three years on 2 Mar 1863 at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered there the next day. Private. Mustered out 20 Sep 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 140-3,12,13; red book vol 35) (Larsen p42)