Norwegians in the Civil War
WENTZELL, Ole Hanson
MN 7th Inf Co G. Residence: Preble, Winona County, Minnesota. Born in Norway. Civil War: Age 34. Enrolled 4 Sep 1864. Mustered the same day. Recruit. Private. Discharged from the service with his regiment, 16 Aug 1865. Post war: Lived in Norway Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota. Wife: Caroline. Movedd to Dickey County, Dakota Territory, in May 1883. He died in the late 1880s. Sources: (MINN p350) (MCIW p381) (1885 Special Census, Dakota Territory) (Bruce Larson rlarson1@isd.net) “Werntzel, Ole H.”