Norwegians in the Civil War
Browse Last Names Starting with “SHU”
- SHULSTAD, Claus
- Civil War: Private. Post war: Lived in the Slooper Settlement in Kendall County, New York. His daughter, Caroline, lived there in 1907 in the neighborhood of Rochester, New York. Sources: (Ulvestad p327)
- SHULTZ, John
- IL 20th Inf Co G. Residence: Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois. Born in Calmar, Sweden. Civil War: Age 25. Farmer. Unmarried. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’9¼”. Enlisted for three years on 13 Jun 1861 at Joliet, Illinois, and mustered there the same day. Private. Discharged 13 Jun 1864, his term of service having expired. Mustered out 1 Aug 1864 at Springfield, Illinois. Sources: (ILSA reel two p 80)
- SHURSON, Ole
- WI 45th Inf Co F. Residence: Leeds, Columbia County. Born in Norway. Civil War: Farmer. Age 21. Unmarried. Blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, 5’11”. Enlisted for one year on 31 Jan 1865 at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered there the next day. Bounty $100. Private. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 183-7,8; red book vol 50) “Shjurson, Ole”
- SHUTVET, Austen A.
- Civil War: Post war: Buried at Springdale, Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin; stone reads “13 Jun 1844 – 2 Aug 1901”. Sources: (Wisconsin Cemetery Records)
- SHUTZ, Adolph
- IA 9th Cav Co I. Residence: Fairfield, Iowa. Born in Sweden. Civil War: Age 23. Enlisted 30 Sep 1863. Mustered the same day. Private. Mustered out 15 Mar 1866 at Little Rock, Arkansas. Sources: (ISW-IV cd p108)