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Mount Horeb Area civil war history

Soldiers - Primrose
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# indicates information from Story of Primrose, 1895 by Albert Barton


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Courtesy National Archives.

NAME

ALTERNATE NAMES

RANK

ENTERED

EXITED

RESIDENCE

REGIMENT

COMPANY

DIED

Ames, George H


Private

Jan 30, 1865

Sep 4, 1865

Primrose

47TH WIS. Infantry

E


Andrew, Newton K


Corporal

Jan 15, 1862

Feb 10, 1865

Primrose

15TH WIS. Infantry

I


Argue, John J


Private

Mar 30, 1864

Jul 10, 1865

Primrose

37TH WIS. Infantry

C


Argue, Thomas W


Corporal

Mar 31, 1864

Jun 25, 1864

Primrose

37TH WIS. Infantry (Wounded and Died of Disease)

C

Y

Ash, Ansel O


Private

Jan 30, 1865

May 27, 1865

Primrose

47TH WIS. Infantry

E


Aslaksen, Knud

#Aslakson

Private

Aug 14, 1862

Apr 5, 1863

Primrose

28TH WIS. Infantry (Died in Greenwood, MS of Disease)

K

Y

Baisted, Andrew C

#Baerstad, Andrew C; Barstead, Andrew D?; Barstad, Andrew P.; Barstead, Andrew P.

Private

Jun 28, 1861

May 3, 1863

Primrose

5TH WIS. Infantry (KIA in Fredericksburg, VA)

I

Y

Baxter, George R


Private

Feb 28, 1865

Mar 2, 1865

Primrose

52ND WIS. Infantry (Deserted)

A


Bell, Peter


Private

Aug 14, 1862

Aug 9, 1865

Primrose

33RD WIS. Infantry

K


Bjorge, Ole Nelson


Private

Sep 3, 1864

Nov 22, 1864

Primrose

43RD WIS. Infantry (Died in Jeffersonville, Independent, Disease)

I

Y

Bolstad, Ingebreth (#Ingebret) O

Baalstad, Ingebrict O.; Baalstad, Ingelret O.; Baalstad, Engelret O.

Private

Oct 22, 1861

Feb 10, 1865

Primrose

15TH WIS. Infantry

I


Brones, Andrew N

Brones, Andrew Nelson

Private

Sep 6, 1864

Jun 24, 1865

Primrose

43RD WIS. Infantry

I


Brones, Peter N

Brones, Peter Nelson

Private

Sep 7, 1864

Jun 24, 1865

Primrose

43RD WIS. Infantry

I


Brown, Henry


Private

Feb 17, 1864


Primrose

15TH WIS. Infantry (On the Roster of Recruits not on Company Rolls)

U


Bunker, William W


Private

Feb 24, 1864

Sep 30, 1864

Primrose

16TH WIS. Infantry (Died in Keokuk, IA)

B

Y

Byrge, Naroy N

Byrge, Naroye N.; Byrge, Marve N.; Byrge, Narvye N.

Private

Aug 21, 1862

Aug 23, 1865

Primrose

28TH / 23RD WIS. Infantry

K


Chandler, George W


Corporal

Jul 20, 1861

Feb 15, 1864

Primrose

5TH WIS. Infantry (Discharged on February 15, 1864, Sentence G.C.M.)

I


#Chandler, T C


 

 

 

Primrose

28TH WIS. Infantry

K


Chantland, Peter W


Second Lieutenant, #Sergeant

Dec 8, 1861

Nov 13, 1863

Primrose

15TH WIS. Infantry (Resigned)

E


Chantland, Thomas


Corporal

Aug 15, 1862

Aug 23, 1865

Primrose

28TH WIS. Infantry

K


Charelson, Andrew


Private

Sep 2, 1864

Nov 1, 1864

Primrose

43RD WIS. Infantry (Transferred to Company I)

H


Charelson, Andrew

Charleson, Andrew

Corporal

Nov 1, 1864

Jun 24, 1865

Primrose

43RD WIS. Infantry

I


Charlson, John

#Charleson, John

Private

Feb 14, 1865

Sep 27, 1865

Primrose

46TH WIS. Infantry

D


Christoffersen, Elias

Christopherson, Elias; Christoferson, Elia

Private

Nov 26, 1861

Jan 13, 1865

Primrose

15TH WIS. Infantry (Wounded in Atlanta, GA. MO – Term Expired)

G


Colby, Erick


Private

Aug 21, 1862

Aug 23, 1865

Primrose

28TH WIS. Infantry

K


Colby, Ole


Private

Jan 3, 1862

Jan 13, 1865

Primrose

15TH WIS. Infantry

G


Cook, Edwin R


Private

Feb 16, 1864

Jul 24, 1865

Primrose

16TH WIS. Infantry

B


Croan, Solomon G


Private

Oct 26, 1863

Aug 18, 1865

Primrose

1ST WIS. Heavy Artillery

D


Cross, John F


Corporal, #Sergeant

Aug 15, 1862

Aug 9, 1865

Primrose

33RD WIS. Infantry

K


#Crown, Charles


 

Aug 26, 1861

Jul 14, 1864

Primrose

5TH WIS. Infantry

I


Danielson, Annan O

Danielsen, Anund O; Danielson Annon O; #Danielson, Anun O

Private

Feb 14, 1865

Sep 27, 1865

Primrose

46TH WIS. Infantry

D


Dwyer, John


Private

Mar 26, 1864

Apr 2, 1865

Primrose

38TH WIS. Infantry (Veteran. KIA in Petersburg, VA)

F

Y

Ericksen, Torbjorn

Erickson, Torbjorn; Ericksen, Thorbjorn

Private

Nov 26, 1861

Nov 15, 1862

Primrose

15TH WIS. Infantry (Died in Edgefield Junction, TN of Disease)

E

Y

#Erickson, Christ


 

 

 

Primrose

5TH WIS. Infantry

E


#Erickson, Nils


 

Feb 26, 1864

 

Primrose

15TH WIS. Infantry

G


Fjeldstad, G.


unkn



Primrose




Gardner, Jerome B


Private

Jan 24, 1865

May 30, 1865

Primrose

46TH WIS. Infantry

E


Gordon, Tollef O


Private

Aug 14, 1862

Feb 15, 1863

Primrose

28TH WIS. Infantry (Died in Helena, AR of Disease)

K

Y

Gundersen, Gunder

Gunderson, Gunder

Private, #Sergeant

Nov 12, 1861

Dec 20, 1864

Primrose

15TH WIS. Infantry ( Prisoner of Stone River)

E


Hansen, Anun

Hansen, Amund?

Corporal

Aug 21, 1862

Jun 10, 1865

Primrose

28TH WIS. Infantry

K


Hanum, Asle O


Private

May 2, 1861

Dec 14, 1862

Primrose

3RD WIS. Infantry (Discharged - Disability)

K


Hatch, Columbus


Corporal

Aug 19, 1862

Aug 9, 1865

Primrose

33RD WIS. Infantry

K


Hendricksen, Henry O

#Hendrickson, Henry O, Henryson, Henry O.

Private, #Corporal

Nov 11, 1861

Jan 13, 1865

Primrose

15TH WIS. Infantry

G


Holden, Ira


Private

Feb 5, 1862

Apr 9, 1862

Primrose

17TH WIS. Infantry (Deserted)

H


Holland, Holder S

Holland, Haldor S.

Sergeant

Aug 14, 1862

May 22, 1865

Primrose

28TH WIS. Infantry (Discharged - Disability)

K


Holland, Syver


Private



Primrose




Hollar, William L


Private, Musician

Jan 24, 1865

Jul 14, 1865

Primrose

47TH WIS. Infantry

E


Hustad, Nils


Private



Primrose

15TH WIS. Infantry

unkn


Jackson, George


Captain

Sep 16, 1864

Jun 24, 1865

Primrose

43RD WIS. Infantry

I


Jacobson, Jacob


Private

Feb 1, 1865

Jul 17, 1865

Primrose

45TH WIS. Infantry

F


Jacobson, William

Jacobsen, Wilhelm?

Private

Aug 21, 1862

Aug 19, 1865

Primrose

28TH WIS. Infantry (Transferred to V.R.S. on Oct 3. 1863 then MO on Aug 19, 1865)

K


Jain, John B


Private

Aug 20, 1862

Aug 9, 1865

Primrose

33RD WIS. Infantry

K


Jain, Lewis


Corporal

Aug 14, 1862

Aug 9, 1865

Primrose

33RD WIS. Infantry (Wounded Jul 13, 1864 at Camargo Cross Roads, MS)

K


Johnson, Andrew


Corporal

Nov 6, 1861

Mar 18, 1863

Primrose

15TH WIS. Infantry (Died in Nashville, TN of Disease) (#Wounded at Stone River; died at New Albany, IN)

E

Y

Johnson, Ingebright

Johnson, Ingebrigt, #Johnson, Ingebret

Private

Dec 17, 1861

Dec 23, 1862

Primrose

15TH WIS. Infantry

H

Y

Johnson, John H

Johnson, John Henry

Sergeant, #Corporal

Nov 4, 1861

Jan 13, 1865

Primrose

15TH WIS. Infantry

G


Johnson, John H


Chaplain

Oct 19, 1864


Primrose

15TH WIS. Infantry

S (#I)


Johnson, John M


Private

Nov 1, 1861

Dec 20, 1864

Primrose

15TH WIS. Infantry

E


#Johnson, Knud


 

 

 

Primrose

15TH WIS. Infantry

B


Johnson, Peter 1st

Johnson, Peter No 1

Private

Dec 20, 1861

Dec 20, 1864

Primrose

15TH WIS. Infantry (Wounded at New Hope Church)

E


Jorgen, Anon A

#Jorgen, Annum A

Private

Jan 24, 1865

Jul 17, 1865

Primrose

45TH WIS. Infantry

F


Ketchum, Edwin S


Corporal

Aug 21, 1862

Aug 9, 1865

Primrose

33RD WIS. Infantry

K


Ketchum, George P


Private

Jan 24, 1865

Feb 22, 1865

Primrose

47TH WIS. Infantry (Died in Madison, WI of Disease)

E

Y

#Knutson, Sjur


 

 

 

Primrose

28TH WIS. Infantry

K

 

#Landgra, Knud K.


 

 

 

Primrose

15TH WIS. Infantry

I

 

Luraas, Niels K.

#Luraas, Nils K

 

Nov 20, 1861

Jan 13, 1865

Primrose/Mt. Vernon

15TH WIS. Infantry

G

 

Kjentland, Thomas


Corporal



Primrose

unkn



Lawrence, Tennis O


Private, Musician

Mar 19, 1864

Jul 14, 1865

Primrose

17TH WIS. Infantry

H


Lewis, Andrew E


Private

Feb 14, 1865

Sep 27, 1865

Primrose

46TH WIS. Infantry

D


#Moon, William E


 

May 23, 1861

Aug 28, 1862

Primrose

2ND WIS. Infantry (Killed at Gainesville, VA)

H

Y

Nelson, John

Nilson, John

Corporal

Aug 15, 1862

Aug 29, 1865

Primrose

27TH WIS. Infantry

H


Nelson, Martin


Private

Sep 3, 1864

Jun 24, 1865

Primrose

43RD WIS. Infantry

I


#Nelson, Ole


 

 

 

Primrose

28TH WIS. Infantry

K


#Nelson, Ole O


 

 

 

Primrose

15TH WIS. Infantry

G


Oleson, Levor

Olson, Levor

Private

Aug 27, 1864

Jun 24, 1865

Primrose

43RD WIS. Infantry

I


Oleson, Nels

Olsen, Nils, #Olson, Nils

Private

Sep 21, 1861

Aug 4, 1862

Primrose

8TH WIS. Infantry (Died in Keokuk, IA)

H

Y

Olsen, Samuel

#Oleson, Sam

Private

Aug 21, 1862

Aug 23, 1865

Primrose

28TH WIS. Infantry

K


#Olsen, Sever


 

Aug 27, 1864

Jun 24, 1865

Primrose

43RD WIS. Infantry

I


#Oscarson, Knud


 

 

 

Primrose

28TH WIS. Infantry

K


Olson, Tollef


Private

Dec 16, 1861

Jun 24, 1862

Primrose

15TH WIS. Infantry (Discharged - Disability)

I


Osmundson, Osmund

Osmundson, Osmud, #Osmundsen, Osmund

Private

Aug 3, 1864

Jun 24, 1865

Primrose

43RD WIS. Infantry

I


Paulson, John


Private

Feb 14, 1865

Oct 14, 1865

Primrose

46TH WIS. Infantry

D


Peters, John


Second Lieutenant

Nov 11, 1861

Nov 11, 1863

Primrose

15TH WIS. Infantry

E


Peterson, Peter


Private

Oct 16, 1861

Dec 2, 1864

Primrose

15TH WIS. Infantry  (Wounded at New Hope Church)

B


#Randall, Laurene


 

Aug 5, 1864

Sep 21, 1865

Primrose

8TH WIS. Infantry

K

Y

Simonson, Nils

Symonson, Nils

Private

Aug 30, 1864

Jun 24, 1865

Primrose

43RD WIS. Infantry

D


Sivertson, Gunder

Siverson, Gunder; Severson, Gunner

Private

Dec 2, 1861

Dec 16, 1862

Primrose

15TH WIS. Infantry (Discharged - Disability)

H


Sjursen, Nels O

Sjolie, N.; #Sjurson, Nils O

Private

Aug 18, 1862

Aug 23, 1865

Primrose

28TH WIS. Infantry

K


Smith, Henry A


Private

May 23, 1861

Jun 14, 1864

Primrose

2ND WIS. Infantry (Discharged – Transferred to V.R.C. on Mar 15, 1864)

H


Smith, James H


Sergeant Major

Apr 24, 1861

Jul 14, 1864

Primrose/Mt. Vernon

2ND WIS. Infantry (Sixth Regulars, Jan 1, 1865)

H


Sorenson, Knud


Private

Aug 25, 1864

Jun 24, 1865

Primrose

43RD WIS. Infantry

I


Steverson, Gunder

#Steverson, Sunder

Private

Aug 21, 1862

Jun 26, 1863

Primrose

28TH WIS. Infantry (Died, Dane Company, WI of Disease)

K

Y

Syverson, Christian

Syversen, Christian

Corporal

Feb 14, 1865

Sep 27, 1865

Primrose

46TH WIS. Infantry

D


Thomas, George B


Private

Jun 26, 1861

May 3, 1863

Primrose

5TH WIS. Infantry (KIA in Fredericksburg, VA)

I

Y

Tjerans, Job


Private

Nov 1, 1861

May 15, 1863

Primrose

15TH WIS. Infantry (Died in Murfreesboro, TN of Disease)

E

Y

#Toleson, Thomas


 

 

 

Primrose

15TH WIS. Infantry

I

 

Tollef, Knud


Private

Aug 31, 1864

Jun 24, 1865

Primrose

43RD WIS. Infantry

I


Wales, Allen


Private

Feb 27, 1864

Aug 8, 1864

Primrose

3RD WIS. Infantry (Transferred to Company A on Aug 8, 1864. MO on Jul 18, 1865)

C


Watson, Robert


Private

Feb 18, 1864

Jun 10, 1865

Primrose

15TH WIS. Infantry (Attached to 24th WIS Infantry Feb 13, 1865(?) and assigned to 13TH WIS Infantry, Company I, on Jun 10, 1865

I


Wellemson, John

Williamson, John

Private

Aug 14, 1862

May 28, 1863

Primrose

28TH WIS. Infantry (Discharged - Disability)

K


Wiesender, Otto


Private

Feb 17, 1865

Jan 30, 1866

Primrose

9TH WIS. Infantry

C


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