Norwegians in the Civil War
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- TVEDT, Anders
- WI 15th Inf Co G. Residence: Moscow, Iowa County, Wisconsin. Born in Valders, Norway. Civil War: Age 18. Unmarried. Enlisted for three years on 9 Nov 1861 at Moscow and mustered at Madison, Wisconsin, 8 Dec 1861. Private. Sick, sent to General Hospital in Mound City, Illinois, 6 Apr 1862. Listed on 3 Jun 1862 as still there. Sick in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on 27 Sep and on 28 Nov 1863. Wounded. Mustered out with G Company at Chattanooga on 13 Jan 1865. Died at Anthony, Wisconsin, a short time after the war. Sources: (WHS Series 1200 box 76-9; red book vol 20 p106) (Buslett p547) (Ager p313) (Ulvestad p338) “Tveit, Anders”
- TVEDT, Bjorn Thoresen
- From Valders, Norway. Civil War: Private. Lived a long time in Gjerpen, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. Died in Dakota (before 1907). Sources: (Ulvestad p338)
- TVEDT, Iver
- From Aardal, Norway. Civil War: Private. Lived in Hurley, Iowa. Sources: (Ulvestad p338)
- TVEDT, Knut Thoresen
- Residence: Gjerpen, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. From Valders, Norway. Civil War: Private. Died in the war. Sources: (Ulvestad p338)
- TVEDT, Ole Olsen
- From Telemarken, Norway. Civil War: Private. Lived at Starbuck, Minnesota. Sources: (Ulvestad p338)
- TVEDT, Ole Thoresen
- Residence: Gjerpen, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. From Valders, Norway. Civil War: Private. Died in the war. Sources: (Ulvestad p338)
- TVEDT, Stone
- Civil War: Private. Lived in Lisbon, Illinois. Sources: (Ulvestad p338)
- TVEDT, Tonnes
- From Stavanger, Norway. Civil War: Private. Took part in many battles, but don't know if he came out of the war alive or if he was missing. Sources: (Ulvestad p338)
- TVEDT, Tonnes
- From Valders, Norway. Civil War: Private. Died in Gjerpen, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin (before 1907). Sources: (Ulvestad p338)
- TVEIT, Anders
- See TVEDT, Anders
- TVEIT, Sam S.
- Residence: Northfield, Minnesota. His parents came from Ovre Telemarken, Norway. Spanish-American War: Private. He died in a hospital in Cuba. He is buried in his home town of Northfield. Sources: (Ulvestad p338)
- TVEITA, Erick
- From Voss, Norway. Civil War: Private. Lived at Garretson, South Dakota. Sources: (Ulvestad p338)
- TVEITAN, Amund H.
- From Telemarken, Norway. Spanish-American War: Private. Lived at Grafton, North Dakota. Sources: (Ulvestad p338)
- TVEITAN, Hans A.
- See TWETTAN, Hans A
- TVEITAN, Knut
- From Slemdal, Norway. Civil War: Private. Died at Iola, Wisconsin. Buried at Scandinavia, Wisconsin; stone reads “14 May 1824 – 21 Dec 1898”. Sources: (Ulvestad p338) (Wisconsin Cemetery Records) “Tvetan, Knut Erickson”
- TVESME, Johannes L.
- From Hardanger, Norway. Spanish-American War: Private. Died in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin (before 1907). Sources: (Ulvestad p338)
- TVETAN, Knut
- See TVEITAN, Knut
- TVETEN, Soren Olson
- WI. Residence: Upper Coon Valley, Vernon County, Wisconsin. Civil War: Private. Sources: (“Coon Valley”, publ 1928 by Upper Coon Valley Norwegian Lutheran Church, Coon Valley, WI).
- TVETER, Jacob Odvar
- US Army, 70th Inf Div. Residence: Eatonville, Washington. Born 5 Dec 1922 in Sarpsborg, Norway, to Ludvig Tveter and Hulda Lundstrom. Came to America in 1927. Second World War: Served in the USA and Europe. Post war: Worked for the U.S.Navy. Married for 44 years to Lucille. Four children. Died 20 Jan 2002. Sources: (Obituary, Tacoma News Tribune, 23 Jan 2002)
- TVETER, Leif Gunnar
- US Army. Residence: Eatonville, Washington. Born 20 Feb 1921 in Sarpsborg, Norway, to Ludvig Tveter and Hulda Lundstrom. Came to America in 1927. Second World War: Enlisted in 1942. Discharged for medical reasons in 1943. Post war: Worked for lumber companies in National and Mineral, Washingon. Married for 56 years to Isabelle. Died 29 Apr 2002. Sources: (Obituary, Tacoma News Tribune, 5 May 2002)
- TVETT, Iver
- IA 10th Inf Co K. Residence: Story County, Iowa. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 26. Enlisted 1 Oct 1861. Mustered 11 Oct 1861. Private. Mustered out 11 Oct 1864, Cartersville, Georgia, expiration of term of service. In 1885, Iver Tvett was living in Huxley, Iowa. Sources: (ISW-II p262) (XSS Iowa p277)