Amund Pederson
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| Name at Enlist | Amund Pederson |
| Birth Name | Amund Pedersen Busberget |
| Other Names | Busbergbjerget |
| Lived | 23 Nov 1842 – |
| Birth Place | Busberget, Gausdal parish, Oppland fylke |
| Birth Country | Norway |
| Resident of Muster-In | Martell, Pierce County, WI |
| Company at Enlistment | G |
| Rank at Enlistment | Private |
| Muster Date | 13 Dec 1861 |
| Mother | Mari Olsdatter Sønstegård |
| Mother Lived | 8 Dec 1809-ca 1854 |
| Father | Peder Bertelsen Busbergbjerget |
| Father Lived | 9 May 1808-8 Jan 1871 |
| Immigration | 26 Jul 1849 |
| Spouse | Karen Olsdatter Jahr |
| Spouse Lived | 14 Jun 1844-13 Mar 1922 |
| Married On | 25 Apr 1869 |
| Marriage Location | Martell, Pierce County, WI |
Amund Pederson was born in Svatsum parish, Gausdal, Oppland fylke and came to America with his parents and siblings in 1849. They settled first in Jefferson County, WI, and moved about 1854 to the town of Martell, Pierce County, WI. Pederson joined the WI 15th Infantry, Company G. The men of the company called themselves the “Rock River Rangers.”
The army listed him as living in Martell, Pierce County, WI, age 19, and unmarried. He enlisted for three years on November 11, 1861, at Martell, and mustered at Madison, WI, on December 13, 1861, as a Private (Menig). He was with the provision transport from Stevenson, AL, in October 1863. On January 13, 1865, he mustered out with Company G at Chattanooga, TN.
He returned to Martell and married Karen Olsdatter Jahr. They had six children: Peder Oscar (1870-1943), Melvin Edvard/Eddy (1871-1949), Lotten Bernhard/Lawton (1873-1947), Gunhild Maria (1875-1944), Alfred Anton (1877-1877), and Kora Eline (1884-1888). Amund died November 9, 1912 and was buried in Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery, Beldenville, Pierce Co, WI.
Sources: Series 1200: Records of Civil War Regiments, 1861-1900, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, box 76-9; Regimental muster and descriptive rolls, 1861-1865, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, vol. 20, p. 104; Det Femtende Regiment, Wisconsin Frivillige [The Fifteenth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers], Ole A. Buslett 1894, B. Anundsen, Decorah, IA, p. 542; Oberst Heg og hans gutter, Waldemar Ager, 1916, Fremad Pub. Co., Eau Claire, WI, p. 279, photo, p. 313; Nordmaendene i Amerika, Martin Ulvestad, 1907, History Book Co., Minneapolis, MN, p. 322; Norwegian Immigrants to the United States. A Biographical Directory, 1825-1850. Volume 4. 1849, Gerhard B. Naeseth and Blaine Hedberg, 2008, Anundsen Publishing Co., Decorah, IA, p. 145, ID 1863; 1880 Census, Roll: 1441, Family History Film: 1255441, Page: 115A, Enumeration District: 112; digitalarkivet.no; ancestry.co; findagrave.com.