A. Peterson
15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
The Scandinavian Regiment
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| Name at Enlist | A. Peterson |
| Birth Name | |
| Lived | – 3 Jul 1864 |
| Company at Enlistment | K |
| Rank at Enlistment | Corporal |
| Death Location | Andersonville Prison, Macon County, GA |
| Burial Location | Andersonville National Cemetery, Macon County, GA; grave 2847 |
A. Peterson joined the WI 15th Infantry, Company K as a Corporal (Korporal). The company called itself “Clausen’s Guards” in honor of the 15th’s first Chaplain, Claus L. Clausen. Most of the company was recruited from Scandinavian communities in MN and IA, with the rest from WI.
He died in Andersonville Prison on July 3, 1864 and buried in grave 2847.
Sources: Series 1200: Records of Civil War Regiments, 1861-1900, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office box 259-2; “Prisoners who died at Andersonville Prison” Atwater List, publ 1865.
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