Norwegians in the Civil War
STRAND, Osten O.
WI 43rd Inf Co I. Residence: Dodgeville, Iowa County, Wisconsin. Enlistment credited to Prairie du Chien, Crawford County. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 36. Laborer. Married. Blue eyes, light hair, fair complexion, 58. Enlisted as a substitute for one year on 3 Aug 1864 at Prairie du Chien. Mustered there the same day. Private. Bounty $100, $33.33 paid. Sick in a hospital at Clarksville, Tennessee, 21 Dec 1864. Returned to the Company for duty at Elk River Bridge, Tennessee, 21 Feb 1865. Mustered out with his company on 24 Jun 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 178-10; red book vol 48; blue book 49)
