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Twenty letters written by Norwegians in the South during the war have been preserved, fifteen of which are soldiers' letters. Except nos. 1, 2 and 7, all were originally written in the Norwegian language, and all save four were addressed to Carl Questad, Clifton, Bosque County, Texas.

The original letters, with the exception of nos. 1, 2 and 7, are now in the possession of the Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA), St Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota. They have been published in English translation in Norwegian-American Studies vol. 25 (1972), p. 113-141, as well as in Norwegian in Syversen/Johnson, Norge i Texas, p. 187-197 (see bibliography).

The two Reierson letters (nos. 2 + 7) are found in the Reierson Family Papers, Eugene C.Barker Texas History Center, University of Texas at Austin. No. 7 has been published in European Telegraph, June 1995, p. 9-12, the Journal of Europe Camp # 1612, Sons of Confederate Veterans. Letter no. 1, written by Charles M. Ohlson of the 4th Arkansas, appeared in the Washington (Ark.) Telegraph on March 19, 1862. It has since been reprinted in the Journal of the Hempstead County Historical Society, Spring 1987, p. 8.

1. Charles M Ohlson	4th Ark Inf	Boston Mts,Ark	3 Mar 62 1)
2. James S Jenson	Frontier Tex	Cav Camp Salmon, Tex	13 Dec 62
3. John R Reierson	------------	Prairieville, Tex	22 Dec 62 2)
4. David Lund	15th Tex Inf	Camp Kiamichi, Choctaw N	19 Mar 63 3)
5. David Lund	15th Tex Inf	n. Alexandria, La	28 May 63
6. David Lund	15th Tex Inf	n. Washington, La	19 Jun 63
7. Lars Olson	31st Tex Cav	Marksville, La	26 Jun 63
8. John R Reierson	------------	Prairieville, Tex	20 Sep 63 2)
9. Elias R Skimland	Frontier Tex Cav	n. Columbus, Tex	15 Jul 64
10. Lars Olson	31st Tex Cav	Sicily Island, La	20 Aug 64
11. Lars Olson	31st Tex Cav	Camden, Ark	16 Oct 64
12. Helge J Grann	2nd Tex Cav	Eagle Pass, Tex	17 Oct 64
13. Lars Olson	31st Tex Cav	Minden, La	18 Dec 64
14. Lars Olson	31st Tex Cav	Minden, La	23 Dec 64
15. Elias R Skimland	Frontier Tex Cav	n. La Grange, Tex	30 Dec 64
16. Mrs Elise Warenskjold	------------	Van Zandt, Tex	19 Mar 65
17. J M C Warenskjold	-------------*	* Four Mile Prairie, Tex	25 Mar 65
18. Lars Olson	31st Tex Cav	n. Houston, Tex	23 Apr 65 3)
19. Lars Olson	31st Tex Cav	Sandy Point, Tex	2 May 65
20. Carl Questad	--------------	Clifton, Tex	19 May 65 4)

NOTES

* previously of the 11th Texas Infantry and the 1st Cavalry Regiment, Texas State Troops.

1) to J. R. Eakin (editor of Washington Telegraph)
2) to Oscar Reierson, Esq., Charlottesville, Virginia
3) to Ole Ween, Clifton P.O., Bosque County, Texas
4) to Lars Olson, Co B, 31st Regiment, 2d Infantry Brigade, Maxey's Division, via Houston.

In addition, there exists a letter to Oscar Reierson from Col. William H. Young, 9th Texas Infantry, dated Shelbyville, Tennessee, 17 March 63 (also part of the Reierson Family Papers, Barker Texas History Center, University of Texas at Austin) Link here to the letter.