Torjus Halvorsen
15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
The Scandinavian Regiment
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| Name at Enlist | Torjus Halvorsen |
| Birth Name | |
| Lived | – |
| Birth Place | Vestlandet |
| Birth Country | Norway |
| Company at Enlistment | I |
| Rank at Enlistment | Private |
Torjus Halvorsen was from Vestlandet, Norway. He joined the WI 15th Infantry, Company I. The men of the company called themselves the “Scandinavian Mountaineers” but were also known as the “Waupaca Company” because so many of them were living in that WI county when they enlisted. He served as a Private (Menig). He died in a hospital near the end of the war.
Sources: Nordmændene i Amerika, Martin Ulvestad, 1907, History Book Co., Minneapolis, MN, p.287; Oberst Heg og hans gutter, Waldemar Ager, 1916, Fremad Pub. Co., Eau Claire, WI, p.e51.
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