C. Thompson
15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
The Scandinavian Regiment
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| Name at Enlist | C. Thompson |
| Birth Name | |
| Lived | – 1 Jan 1865 |
| Company at Enlistment | K |
| Rank at Enlistment | Private |
| Cause of Death | scurvy |
| Death Location | Andersonville Prison, Macon County, GA |
| Burial Location | Andersonville National Cemetery, Macon County, GA; grave 12374 |
C. Thompson joined the WI 15th Infantry, Company K as a Private (Menig). 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 Minnesota and Iowa, with the rest from Wisconsin.
Thompson died of scurvy in Andersonville Prison on January 1, 1865. He was buried in grave 12374.
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, 1865.
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