15th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment (“Scandinavian Regiment”)

Pierce County (mostly from Martell) and Pepin County (mainly from Stockholm) provided a goodly number of original recruits for the “Scandinavian Regiment” —the 15th Wisconsin Infantry.  Eau Claire and Chippewa counties also contributed men.

Name — Where they were from when they enlisted — 1st unit assigned to — date of enlistment

A

Anderson, Christopher, from Martell, 15th Infantry, Company G, enlisted November 12, 1861
Anderson, Erick, from Pepin, 15th Infantry, Company I, enlisted December 4, 1861
Anderson, Hans, from Martell, 15th Infantry, Company G, enlisted November 12, 1861
Anderson, Jens, from Chippewa, 15th Infantry, Company I, enlisted December 9, 1861
Anderson, Ole, from Martell, 15th Infantry, Company G, enlisted December 5, 1861

G

Gram, Nils P., from Stockholm, 15th Infantry, Company I, enlisted December 5, 1861
Grund, Andrew, from Stockholm, 15th Infantry, Company I, enlisted January 4, 1861
Gund, Louis, from Stockholm, 15th Infantry, Company I, enlisted January 4, 1861

H

Hanson, Casper, from Eau Claire, 15th Infantry, Company I, enlisted December 14, 1861
Hanson, Hans, from Stockholm, 15th Infantry, Company I, enlisted December 6, 1861

I

Ingebrethson, Andrew, from Stockholm, 15th Infantry, Company I, enlisted December 6, 1861

J

Johnson, George, from New Centreville, 15th Infantry, Company G, enlisted November 11, 1861
Johnson, Ole, from Martell, 15th Infantry, Company G, enlisted December 6, 1861

L

Larsen, Lars, from Martell, 15th Infantry, Company G, enlisted January 4, 1862
Lomo, Peder E., from Pierce County, 15th Infantry, Company K, enlisted November 12, 1861
Long, Peter N., from Stockholm, 15th Infantry, Company I, enlisted December 5, 1861
Lund, Peter, N., from Stockholm, 15th Infantry, Company I, enlisted December 5, 1861

O

Olson, Charles, from Stockholm, 15th Infantry, Company I, enlisted December 5, 1861

P

Pederson, Amund, from Martell, 15th Infantry, Company G, enlisted November 11, 1861

R

Risum, Otto Axel, from Spring Valley, 15th Infantry, Company G, enlisted October 16, 1861
Rosenberg, John, from Stockholm, 15th Infantry, Company I, enlisted December 5, 1861

T

Thompson, Bjorn, from Chippewa, 15th Infantry, Company I, enlisted November 5, 1861
Thorsen, Edward, from Pepin, 15th Infantry, Company I, enlisted December 10, 1861
Trenkler, Oscar, from Eau Claire, 15th Infantry, Field & Staff, commissioned December 15, 1862
Tollefsen, Hans, from Martell, 15th Infantry, Company G, enlisted November 11, 1861
Tonnesen, Jens, from Martell, 15th Infantry, Company G, enlisted January 4, 1862
Torgersen, Anders (“1st”), from Martell, 15th Infantry, Company G, enlisted December 5, 1861
Torgerson, Asbjorn, from Spring Valley, 15th Infantry, Company H, enlisted February 22, 1862