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By the outbreak of the War Between the States, there were
some 350 Norwegians, of all ages and both sexes, residing
in the State of Texas. The following 91 served in the
Confederate army (in parenthesis is noted birthplace in
Norway, if known).
Note that all names are indexed here in the spelling
most frequently used on the muster rolls (more or less
radically changed from the original Norwegian spelling).
Full Norwegian name is given in connection with date and
place of birth in the roster.
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Name
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Birthplace
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Unit of Service
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| 1. AANONSON, Simon A |
Froland
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2nd Texas Infantry
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| 2. ALBERTSON, Elif |
Holt
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20th Texas Cavalry
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| 3. ALBERTSON, Elling |
Holt
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11th Texas Infantry
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| 4. ALBERTSON, Tom |
Holt
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11th Texas Infantry
Mechling's-Haldeman's Battery
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| 5. ANDERSON, Andrew |
Høvåg
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20th Texas Cavalry
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| 6. ANDERSON, Anton |
Moss
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1st Texas Infantry
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| 7. ANDERSON, Knud |
Løten
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11th Texas Infantry
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| 8. ANDERSON, Ole A |
Åmli
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1st Texas Heavy Artillery
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| 9. ANDERSON, Otto |
Moss
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6th Texas Cavalry
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| 10. BENSON, John H |
Holt
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10th Texas Cavalry
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| 11. BROWN, Alexander |
Stavanger
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20th Texas Cavalry
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| 12. BROWN, Martin A |
Stavanger
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13th Texas Infantry
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| 13. CANUTESON, Canute H |
LaSalle co, Ill.
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31st Texas Cavalry
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| 14. CANUTESON, Christian |
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*
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| 15. CANUTESON, Neil |
Suldal
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Frontier Texas Cavalry
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| 16. CANUTESON, Ole A |
Kendall, N.Y.
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30th Texas Cavalry
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| 17. DAHL, Hendrick O |
Stange
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30th Texas Cavalry
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| 18. DAHLE, Oliver |
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1st Texas Heavy Artillery
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| 19. DOLSON, Benjamin |
Fredrikstad
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26th Texas Cavalry
1st Texas Heavy Artillery
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| 20. FOSS, Oley J |
Vestre Toten
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3rd Texas Cavalry
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| 21. GRAGARD, John J |
Lillesand
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CAPTAIN, 3rd Texas Cavalry
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| 22. GRAGARD, Nicholas C |
Lillesand
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3rd Texas Cavalry
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| 23. GRANN, Helge J |
Vang
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7th Texas Infantry
2rd Texas Cavalry
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| 24. GREGARD, Thomas F |
Lillesand
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1st Texas Infantry
28th Texas Cavalry
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| 25. GRIMLAND, Gjeruld |
Åmli
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*
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| 26. GRIMLAND, Gunsten |
Åmli
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11th Texas Infantry
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| 27. GRIMLAND, Neils |
Åmli
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11th Texas Infantry
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| 28. GRIMLAND, Ole |
Åmli
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11th Texas Infantry
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| 29. GRIMLAND, Yern |
Åmli
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*
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| 30. HANSON, Charles |
Halden
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3rd Texas Infantry
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| 31. HILJESON, Tollef |
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19th Texas Infantry
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| 32. HOLVERSON, Aadne |
Skjold
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Frontier Texas Cavalry
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| 33. HOLVERSON, Holver C |
Åmli
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"conscripts, Texas" *
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| 34. JENSON, Even |
Tromøy
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31st Texas Cavalry
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| 35. JENSON, Hans |
Holt
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3rd Texas Cavalry
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| 36. JENSON, James S |
Holt
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Frontier Texas Cavalry
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| 37. JENSON, Jens |
Tromøy
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*
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| 38. JENSON, Jens [not same as 36] |
Holt
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*
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| 39. JENSON, Oley |
Holt
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3rd Texas Cavalry
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| 40. JENSON, Peder |
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*
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| 41. JOHNSON, Christopher |
Tromøy
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Frontier Texas Cavalry
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| 42. JOHNSON, John |
Jœren
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Frontier Texas Cavalry
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| 43. JOHNSON, Otto J |
Åmot
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Frontier Texas Cavalry
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| 44. KNUDSON, Aanon |
Froland
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*
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| 45. KNUDSON, Knud |
Tovdal
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2d Texas Infantry
20th Texas Cavalry
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| 46. LARSON, Lars |
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O. G. Jones' Battery
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| 47. LEE, Olston O |
Holt
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A. T. Rainey's Company
13th Texas Cavalry
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| 48. LINBURGH, Alexander M |
Grove (Grue)
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31st Texas Cavalry
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| 49. LUND, David |
Bergen
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15th Texas Infantry
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| 50. NELSON, Knud |
Froland
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11th Texas Infantry
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| 51. NELSON, William |
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11th Texas Cavalry & Infantry Battalion
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| 52. NEWMAN, Thomas A |
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26th Texas Cavalry
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| 53. NEYSTEL, John |
Åmli
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11th Texas Infantry
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| 54. NEYSTEL, Osman |
Åmli
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Frontier Texas Cavalry
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| 55. NEYSTEL, Terry O |
Åmli
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*
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| 56. NORTON, Alonzo B |
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5th Texas Infantry
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| 57. OLSEN, Alexander E |
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1st Texas Heavy Artillery
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| 58. OLSON, J |
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4th Cavalry, Arizona Brigade
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| 59. OLSON, Ole |
Løten
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20th Texas Cavalry
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| 60. OLSON, Ole R |
Tovdal
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*
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| 61. OLSON, Ole W |
Tovdal
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6th Texas Cavalry
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| 62. OLSON, Sven |
Tovdal
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*
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| 63. OULSON, Lars |
Løten
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31st Texas Cavalry
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| 64. PAASCHE, Elias |
Mississippi
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4th Texas Cavalry
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| 65. PEDERSON, Christopher |
Stange
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31st Texas Cavalry
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| 66. PIERSON, Peter |
Tromøy
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Frontier Texas Cavalry
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| 67. POULSON, Casper A |
Stange
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31st Texas Cavalry
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| 68. POULSON, George H |
Stange
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15th Texas Infantry
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| 69. QUESTAD, Even |
Løten
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Frontier Texas Cavalry
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| 70. REIERSON, Charles N |
Holt
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31st Texas Cavalry
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| 71. REIERSON, Christian A |
Kristiansand
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A. T. Rainey's Company
3rd Texas Cavalry
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| 72. REIERSON, John H |
Kristiansand
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2nd LIEUTENANT, 20th Texas Cavalry
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| 73. REIERSON, Otto Th |
Holt
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3rd Texas Cavalry
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| 74. SHEFTER, Antone |
Elverum
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18th Texas Cavalry
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| 75. SKIMLAND, Canute R |
Stord (?)
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Frontier Texas Cavalry
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| 76. SKIMLAND, Elias R |
Stord (?)
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Frontier Texas Cavalry
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| 77. SKIMLAND, R R |
Stord (?)
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*
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| 78. SPAUNBURGH, Peter N |
Stange
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Good's-Douglas' Battery
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| 79. STRAND, Christian O |
Elverum
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7th Texas Infantry
58th Illinois Infantry (UNION)
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| 80. SWENSON, Erik B |
Tynset
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30th Texas Cavalry
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| 81. SWENSON, Niels B |
Tynset
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30th Texas Cavalry
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| 82. SWENSON, Otto B |
Tynset
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Frontier Texas Cavalry
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| 83. TARGARSON, Thomas |
Åmli
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11th Texas Infantry
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| 84. TELLEFSON, Ole C |
Kristiansand
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1st Texas Heavy Artillery
Texas Marine Department
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| 85. THODBERG, Samuel M |
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11th Texas Infantry
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| 86. THOMPSON, Andrew |
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15th Texas Infantry
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| 87. TONNESON, Tonnes |
Stavanger (?)
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*
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| 88. TORGASON, Gregory |
Holt
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11th Texas Infantry
ASSISTANT SURGEON, C.S.A
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| 89. WARENSKJOLD, William |
Holt
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2nd LIEUTENANT, 11th Texas Infantry
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| 90. WIIN, Ole |
Løten
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Frontier Texas Cavalry
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| 91. WILSON, George |
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2d Texas Infantry
Texas Marine Department
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* = UNIT UNKNOWN. No
National Archives service records exist, but reliable
statements of said
person's service has been located elsewhere (pension records,
obituaries, family histories, letters,
etc.).
See also the page of Texas Militia and State Troop Service,
which is not enumerated above.
Incomplete listings of Norwegian-Texans in the Confederate
Army have previously been published in "Norwegian-American
Studies" vol. 25 (1972) and in Syversen/Johnson,
"Norge i Texas" (1982). [See bibliography] |
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